Salihu Lukman, a former vice-chair of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north-west, says the “unserious disposition” of opposition political parties may prevent Nigerians from replacing President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
In a statement on Monday, Lukman said despite the
“deteriorating” situation of the country, there are no clear efforts at
mobilising to change Tinubu at the next general election.
The former director-general of Progressive Governors Forum
(PGF) said the conversation for a change has been at best, “isolated” and has
not graduated “to structured political engagements”.
“It has become necessary to draw the attention of opposition
political leaders in the country that the current care-free or unserious
disposition could produce the disastrous outcome whereby Nigerians may be
unable to change the government of President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in
2027,” he said.
“Opposition political
leaders are being used loosely to refer mainly to Alh. Atiku Abubakar, Mr.
Peter Obi, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, leaders of PDP, LP, NNPP and all the
stranded APC leaders who are being deliberately, arrogantly and absurdly
rendered idle by President Asiwaju Tinubu.
“It is quite appalling, for instance, that PDP leaders are
antagonistic to Alh. Atiku Abubakar, Mr. Peter Obi is in the midst of a
helpless survival leadership battle in LP and Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is
oversighting a directionless NNPP whose roof is being torn apart by none other
than its own so-called leaders.
“And all the other parties, including SDP and PRP have
adopted a monarchic behaviour, sitting in their comfort zones waiting for
disgruntled and aggrieved opposition political leaders to come to them for some
‘royal’ covers.
“Perhaps, it could
also be a case of waiting to harvest good political businesses through
dealmaking in 2027, which is the standard political practice in Nigeria since
the commencement of the current Fourth Republic.”
Lukman said these issues have “emboldened” Tinubu and the
APC.
“Part of the reality is that opposition political leaders in
the country are stuck to old political ambitions and, to that extent,
therefore, only strategising to manipulate their emergence as candidates for
election in 2027,” he said.
“This has become the singular determining factor for
political consultations in the country.
“Consequently, there
is almost zero trust among opposition political leaders, which has become a
thick barrier to political consultations in the country.”
He added that any government that emerges out of personal
ambition would be worse than Tinubu.
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