“It’s a Pleasure to See You in Disarray”: Tinubu Throws Jibe at PDP, Labour Party

“It’s a Pleasure to See You in Disarray”: Tinubu Throws Jibe at PDP, Labour Party

  • President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has mentioned one thing that gives him joy about the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party, and other opposition party
  • Tinubu said he enjoys seeing the opposition parties in disarray and won't offer them any help out of their crisis
  • The President denied the plan to turn Nigeria into a one-party state but APC will not close its door on people who want to join the ruling party

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FCT, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said he enjoys seeing the opposition parties in disarray during his Democracy Day speech

Tinubu said he has no plan to help the opposition parties to organise themselves and get out of the crisis rocking them.

President Bola Tinubu enjoys seeing opposition in disarray
Tinubu says he won't help opposition parties to solve their crisis. Photo credit: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Source: Facebook

The President stated this during his State of the Nation address at a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja on Thursday, June 12, 2025.

As reported by The Punch, the address was held to commemorate Democracy Day.

“I will not advise the opposition to put its house in order and I will not help them put their house in order. It is indeed a pleasure to see you in disarray,”

The president said rather than panicking, the opposition should introspect on the reason for the recent defections and political realignments.

“Political parties fearful of members leaving may be better served by examining their internal processes and affairs, rather than fearfully conjuring up demons that do not exist,”

Tinubu further stated that:

“For me, I will not say, try your best to put your house in order. I will not help you to do so, either.”

Tinubu said one-party state is not in the offing and the APC would be guilty of political malpractice if it closed its door on members of opposition parties who want to join the ruling APC.

The President officially welcomed the new APC members from Delta and Akwa Ibom States led by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori Pastor Umo Eno and other members of this National Assembly.

“We must welcome and accept the diversity and number of political parties just as we welcome and embrace the diversity of our population. Our efforts must never be to eliminate political competition but to make that competition salutary to the national well-being by working across the political aisle whenever possible.”
President Bola Tinubu denies plan to turn Nigeria into a one-party state
Tinubu says APC will not close its door on PDP, LP members who want to join the ruling party. Photo credit: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Source: Facebook

Protesters mobilise against Tinubu at National Assembly

Recall that the Take It Back Movement moved its protest against President Tinubu's administration to the National Assembly in Abuja.

The protest is expected to draw participants from various civil society groups to campaign against economic hardship.

The organisers described Tinubu’s government as “two years of misrule, hardship, and insecurity”

Tinubu’s Democracy Day speech: Heavy security at NASS

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that security operatives were stationed at all main entry points leading to the National Assembly on Thursday, June 12, 2025.

The increased security presence is due to President Tinubu's Democracy Day speech at the Chambers.

The security operatives limited entry into the National Assembly complex in Abuja on Thursday, June 12, 2025.

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a trained journalist with over 8 years of working experience. He is also a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication from Lagos State University, Ojo. Adekunle previously worked at PM News, The Sun, and Within Nigeria, where he expressed his journalistic skills with well-researched articles and features. In 2024, Adekunle obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. He can be reached via adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng.