In a recent statement, former National Vice Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Moh. Lukman, has expressed concern over the political situation in Nigeria.
He urged political leaders to unite and challenge the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
He questioned why these leaders should not come together to forge a united political front that could transform Nigeria's democracy and reverse the phenomenon of 'state capture.'
He described this as a situation where small corrupt groups of former government officials strengthen their economic positions through government decisions.
He pointed out that APC leaders like former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun, Mal. Nasir El-Rufai, and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola have been pushed to the edges of Nigerian politics.
These leaders have been excluded from the Tinubu administration, making them political orphans.
Lukman prayed for unity among all patriotic political leaders in Nigeria.
He called for the strengthening of democratic institutions to ensure accountability from elected leaders and governments at all levels.
He stated that some officials of the Tinubu administration have blamed the current hardships on the bad economy inherited from the previous administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
However, he stated that both administrations are APC governments.
“Political leaders in Nigeria, notably Alh. Atiku Abubakar, Mr. Peter Obi, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun, Mal. Nasir El-Rufai, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, etc., must answer the question as to whether they want to allow their narrow political ambitions to continue to block the path to the democratic development of Nigeria or, why shouldn’t they aspire to register their names as political leaders who were able to rise to the occasion in Nigeria’s hour of national need by coming together to forge a united political front, which could transform Nigeria’s democracy and reverse the phenomenon of ‘state capture’ that produced ‘small corrupt groups’ of former government officials who are appropriating government decision-making to strengthen their own economic positions?” he stated.