APC Failing on Campaign Promises, Says Salihu Lukman

In a recent interview with Arise TV, monitored by media outlets, Salihu Lukman, the immediate past National Vice Chairman (North West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), criticized the party’s performance on key campaign promises.

Lukman rated the APC’s efforts on security, economic stability, and anti-corruption as very poor.

Lukman voiced his concerns about the new leadership continuing the practices of the previous administration under President Buhari.

He stated, “I admit that in terms of meeting up with our campaign promises, we have done badly, no doubt about it. And what are those campaign promises? Issues of security, the economy, fighting corruption.

We have done badly and people are free to reach the conclusion whether or not APC is worse than PDP.”

He expressed optimism before the 2023 election, believing that the party’s leadership acknowledged the challenges and would strive for better performance.

“That’s why I was practically very, very confident that he would not really do business as usual the way President Buhari did.

Unfortunately, here we are. He’s doing business as usual. And as it is, we are going to end up in a worse situation,” Lukman said.

Lukman also criticized one of President Tinubu’s most contentious decisions—the abrupt end of the petroleum subsidy without adequate planning.

He argued that this move has significantly worsened the living conditions in the country.