A former National Vice Chairman North-west of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman has said that former military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha was more accessible than President Bola Tinubu.
Lukman, in a statement issued Tuesday titled, “Nigerian Democracy in ICU”, said since May 29, 2023 when the President took over, it has been a downward slide for Nigerians.
He said: “Being a democratic government, the expectation would have been that President Tinubu will be more accessible. Alas, he is proving to be the most inaccessible leader of Nigeria. Even late General Sani Abacha was by far more accessible.”
The former chieftain of the APC also lamented that the administration of Tinubu is impoverishing Nigerians on an alarming scale.
He decried that Nigerians are faced with the very unfortunate situation whereby an elected government was taking all the wrong decisions and all democratic structures that could facilitate consultations, enforce accountability, regulate the conducts of elected leaders are being systematically demobilised and demolished.
He said: “More than anytime in the history of Nigeria, citizens are being impoverished on an alarming scale.
“Since May 29, 2023 when the President took over, it has been a downward slide for Nigerians. Being a democratic government, the expectation would have been that President Tinubu will be more accessible. Alas, he is proving to be the most inaccessible leader of Nigeria. Even late General Sani Abacha was by far more accessible.
“All previous military governments are turning out to be much more open to consultations and receptive to recommendations from Nigerians than the government of President Tinubu.”
