Tinubu’s Plan to Include Opposition Parties in Government Splits Labour Party

As President Bola Tinubu prepares to announce members of his cabinet in a few weeks from now, the leadership of the Labour Party has been divided over the president’s plan to appoint some members of the opposition camp into his government.

THISDAY gathered that the president has reserved key positions for the three main opposition parties: the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party (LP) and the Rabiu Kwankwaso-led New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) for appointments to give them and their supporters sense of belonging and to fulfill his promises of inclusiveness.