“Nigerians must be mobilised to rise above dishonest politicians who only manipulate their way to power and reduce to citizens to the status of conquered people.”
Salihu Lukman, a former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on Nigerians to organi ze themselves to unseat the ruling party in the upcoming 2027 general elections.
In a statement titled “Failure of APC,” Lukman criticized the current administration’s handling of the economy and security challenges, urging the political class to move beyond lamenting and take actionable steps towards creating a credible alternative political party.
Lukman expressed his disappointment with the APC, noting that during the Buhari administration, the party’s National Secretariat was subordinated to the Presidency. He also highlighted a disconnect between Tinubu’s administration and the national leadership of the APC.
According to Lukman, both Buhari and Tinubu utilized the APC to win elections, only to disregard the party’s blueprint that was presented to the electorate.
Emphasizing the importance of mobilizing patriotic Nigerians, Lukman stated, “Just like we succeeded in pushing the military back to the barracks and defeating the PDP in 2015, it is possible to create a politically viable and truly popular democratically alternative platform that can put the APC in its rightful place and overcome the current extreme right-wing adventurously unplanned leadership of Asiwaju Tinubu.
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“The beauty of being a democracy is the freedom it offers to engage in political contest. Patriotic Nigerians must practically and loudly convey the right message to Asiwaju Tinubu, the APC leadership, and Nigerian politicians that our democracy must be transformed beyond the current ugly state of ceremonial elections, which end up producing leaders who continue to act like emperors and dictators who rule the country worse that military governments.
Speaking further, he added, “Nigerians must be mobilised to rise above dishonest politicians who only manipulate their way to power and reduce citizens to the status of conquered people. Democracy will be worthless if the result is only to elect civilian overlords. That can only be checked if we produce a functional political party, with committed leaders who submit themselves to processes of negotiations in all their ramifications, and agreements contracted that are binding and capable of regulating the conducts of elected representatives and governments produced at all levels. Nigerians are not conquered people!”
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