A former National Vice Chairman North-west of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman has lamented that against every expectation that President Bola Tinubu would reignite the Lagos success story at national level, his government has created doubts about the prospect of resolving the country’s challenges.
This, he said, was evident with incidences of policy missteps and reversals.
Lukman in a statement issued Tuesday titled, “Illusive Politics: What is to be Done”, said the failure of APC and its leadership since the time of former President Muhammadu Buhari to meet the expectations of Nigerians by delivering on campaign promises has debase the country’s democracy and made a mockery of all the gains made as a nation.
Lukman noted that politically, the APC has continued to follow the track of being disrespectful to its own rules so much so that the party has “shamelessly” produced a serving Governor who is using his immunity to block law enforcement officials from undertaking their responsibility to investigate corruption allegations against his predecessor.
He added the bigger disappointment was the troubling reality whereby political mercenaries who fought against Tinubu’s election during the 2023 elections are now his strongest allies with free access.
Lukman, however, noted that party loyalists who campaigned and stood by him have been denied access and are being held in contempt.
The party chieftain lamented that after 25 years of democratic rule, Nigeria was yet to produce leaders that are predisposed to accommodating the interests of citizens.
He said: “Painfully, against every expectation that President Asiwaju Tinubu will reignite the Lagos success story at national level, his government is more and more creating doubts in the minds of Nigerians about the prospect of resolving the country’s challenges with incidences of policy missteps and reversals.
“As a result, crisis of insecurity has remained. Problems of inflation, unemployment and poverty are on the increase.”.
Lukman said the body language of Tinubu was disrespectful and contemptuous to many party leaders and members, especially those that are outspoken and critical of his decisions.