Nigeria's Ambassador-designate to Germany, Femi Fani-Kayode, has expressed strong opposition to the idea of former presidential candidate Peter Obi becoming Nigeria's president, stating, "God forbid."

Fani-Kayode, however, did not offer a specific reason for his stance during an interview with Nigeria Today News Network.

"I look at someone like Peter Obi. God forbid Peter Obi should be President of this country. I won't go into why I said that, but God forbid," he said.

Expanding further, Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, advised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to abandon his presidential ambition so that others could run for the seat.

He said, "I have respect for our former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, but I also believe that it's time for him to simply say 'let others continue the work'."

Fani-Kayode claimed that opposition politics in Nigeria no longer exists because it has collapsed. Concerning the African Democratic Congress (ADC), he characterized the party as desperately seeking power and lacking a clear vision to advance the country.

"I don't see ADC as an opposition party: I see them as an association of people who are desperate for power. Individuals who are discredited, individuals who have no hope in hell of moving this nation forward. The opposition has collapsed in Nigeria. There is no opposition because they don't even know how to be in opposition. How can they keep the Government on its toes when they are busy bickering amongst themselves, fighting amongst themselves and they are fast asleep in bed snoring!"

He recalled how strong the All Progressives Congress (APC) was as an opposition party and how it defeated the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

"Can you compare the APC that was in opposition to the jokers we have today that call themselves opposition?" he asked.