00:00 a lot of our reaction have ensued asking the question is nigeria becoming a one-party state00:05 we are as well asking the same question is it is this not dangerous for democracy00:10 that we you know supposedly following and what do you think this means for the 2027 general00:19 election and for peter the obedience movement also did made it clear that they are supporting00:26 peter as president not as vice president now we have a lot of questions again to ask00:33 there is no automatic ticket waiting in the camp of the adc for peter of course it's going to have00:38 to do the primaries with notable uh contestant we've got the former vice president atikwa00:44 bubaka we've got a former kaduna uh governor herrify also in contention we've got a lot of them as well00:51 as our former governor of delta state i wrote me amici all of them are now in the ranks of the00:56 adc and every one of them at some point you know in the past i've shown interest in also contesting01:02 in 2027 meanwhile you have to keep in mind that we have only one ticket from the adc now as things01:09 stands for pdp uh pdp looks more like a sinking ship when you look of things we've got a lot of01:16 defections right from you know last year even prior before last year till now currently we have 28 states01:24 there are apc states you want to say that out of 36 it's more like what is the future you know01:31 for opposition parties here in nigeria and uh i will be asking these questions from our viewers at01:38 home do you think that the defection of peter b to the adc gives us a credible opposition against the01:47 ruling party apc and do you think that peter b can successfully you know knew the ticket in the01:55 primaries for the adc so many things to discuss about on the political matters of nigeria but of02:00 course it's still in the early stages just barely a year to go and this year we'll be having two02:04 governorship election one of course in in ocean state and the other one in a kitty state two governorship02:11 elections to look out for uh you know in the year 2026 thank you for being part of our world here that02:16 will be the size of our package today on guardian talks i wish we could you know get the discussion02:21 on going but of course time is not always a friend on the show and until next time where we'll come02:27 again with topical discussions to talk about most importantly in the political space i am olu kaiode02:35 and uh it's been a pleasure to be your host today until next time i come your way again

Source: The Guardian February 02, 2026 19:38 UTC