VIDEO: Opposition Sponsoring Bombings Across Nigeria To Distract Tinubu Government — Akpabio Lies Again

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday alleged that opposition elements were sponsoring bombings and insecurity across parts of the country in a bid to distract Bola Tinubu and weaken his administration ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Akpabio made the claim in Abuja during the inauguration of the new headquarters of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), where he praised Tinubu’s leadership and ongoing reforms.

According to the Senate President, recent security incidents were politically motivated and designed to create fear and discredit the government.

“You are seeing insecurity today. It is even increasing because election is coming,” Akpabio said.

“As soon as election is over, watch out. In the first two weeks, you will not hear any single bomb blast because people are sponsoring it to distract you. They don’t know what else to do.”

The Senate President did not name any individual, group or political party allegedly involved in the sponsorship of attacks, but insisted that some forces were uncomfortable with the growing political strength of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

He argued that Tinubu’s performance in office had made it difficult for the opposition to mount a strong challenge, leading some actors to resort to desperate tactics.

“They said this man is too good in many areas. If governors are attracted to him, it is because he is taking very good care of the states,” Akpabio said.

“He came in with less than 18 governors. Today he has almost 32 governors under his fold out of 36.”

Akpabio said the ruling party had continued to gain political momentum because of what he described as the administration’s achievements in infrastructure, fiscal reforms and support for sub-national governments.

He also took a swipe at opposition parties, saying many of them were battling internal crises and lacked clear structures ahead of the next election cycle.

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“Today, no opposition political party is stable in this country. They have not been able to put their houses in order,” he said.