A former National Vice Chairman, North-West, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s administration for creating more doubts in the minds of Nigerians, contrary to expectations that he would replicate his earlier success as Lagos governor.
In a statement issued on Tuesday titled “Illusive Politics: What is to be Done,” Lukman expressed disappointment with the policy missteps and reversals characterizing Tinubu’s government.
Lukman lamented that after 25 years of democratic rule, Nigeria has yet to produce leaders who genuinely accommodate the interests of citizens.
“Painfully, against every expectation that President Asiwaju Tinubu will reignite the Lagos success story at the 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,” Lukman said.
“As a result, the crisis of insecurity has remained. Problems of inflation, unemployment, and poverty are on the increase.
“If the hallmark of the tenure of former President Buhari is the trauma of dashed hopes for citizens, we must, as Nigerian citizens and as committed progressive politicians, wake up and remedy the ugly and despicable experience of illusive politics.”
Lukman emphasized that after one year in office, it is crucial to convey an unmistakable message to President Tinubu and all APC leaders that the democratic future of Nigeria is not negotiable.
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