A former national vice chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the North West, Salihu Lukman, asserted that the failure of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to engage in meaningful political negotiations is allowing President Bola Tinubu to pursue what he described as “his reckless, impulsive, visionless governance experiment,” all while remaining unfazed by the dire consequences it has imposed on Nigerians.
In a statement issued yesterday, Lukman noted that, perhaps unknown or overlooked by key political opposition leaders, Tinubu’s strength and confidence stem from their inability to genuinely come together and initiate negotiations aimed at forging a united front ahead of the 2027 elections.
He emphasized that prominent opposition figures—Atiku, Obi, and Kwankwaso—have paid their dues and are still actively nurturing their presidential ambitions.
“To be fair to them, they all agree that the performance of President Tinubu since his assumption of office has been disastrous. Unfortunately, their agreement falls short of making them accept to work together towards building a common platform capable of mobilising and uniting Nigerians to defeat Tinubu and the APC in 2027.
“It is quite worrisome that notwithstanding the dangers before the nation, our key opposition leaders believe in business-as-usual approach to politics whereby the most important thing in politics is the management of their personal ambitions to become president.
Lukaman appealed to the key opposition leaders to wake up and try to be compassionate and appreciate the gravity of the dare-heart situation facing citizens and work to dislodge the APC-led administration of Tinunu in 2027.
