Former spokesman to ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Otunba Segun Showunmi, has threatened to expose the secrets of political opponents who attack him over his decision to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.
Showunmi issued the warning amid growing political realignments ahead of the next general elections, declaring that he would not allow opposition loyalists to intimidate him for abandoning their political camp.
The former Atiku campaign spokesman delivered the threat during a media engagement with political correspondents in Abuja on Thursday, October 15, where he also criticised opposition leaders for accusing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of plotting to establish a one-party state.
Expressing anger over what he described as attempts to distract from the opposition’s organisational failures, Showunmi warned that he was prepared to hit back if provoked.
“If they want to distract, I’m better able to distract them and carry their body around with it. I know where their skeletons are buried. It annoys; it irritates me,” he said.
Showunmi’s remarks came as politicians reposition themselves ahead of the 2027 elections, with the APC facing accusations from opposition figures that defections into the ruling party could weaken political competition.
But Showunmi dismissed claims that Tinubu was steering Nigeria towards a one-party state, arguing that opposition leaders should concentrate on building their parties instead of blaming the President for their problems.
He pointed to the existence of 18 registered political parties and more than 100 million registered voters as reasons he rejected the argument that Nigeria was heading towards a political monopoly.
The politician accused some opposition leaders of treating political parties as personal vehicles, abandoning them whenever they failed to secure presidential tickets and subsequently creating fresh crises in other parties.
“Their own idea of political parties is that if they don’t have a ticket, the party must die. And they’ve done that many times over,” he said.
He further accused politicians of jumping into other parties, becoming embroiled in legal disputes and then blaming the Presidency for the resulting turmoil.
Showunmi argued that political actors had sufficient time to prepare for the elections and should not wait until the campaign season before attempting to build viable coalitions and structures.
He maintained that elections should be determined by the performance of the incumbent government and the quality of alternative policies presented by opposition parties, rather than allegations that the ruling party was responsible for their internal troubles.
His latest comments underline the growing political tension surrounding the 2027 contest, particularly as former allies and political associates take different positions over Tinubu’s second-term ambition.
Showunmi did not detail the alleged secrets he was prepared to reveal, but his warning has raised the prospect of further political exchanges as the race towards 2027 gathers momentum.
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