The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC may in 2027 general elections unless it stops remaining in denial simply because it has won the election.
A former Vice Chairman of APC (North-West), Alh Salihu Kukma said this at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, ahead of the presentation of his new book, ‘APC and Transition Politics,’ slated for Tuesday, December 19.
Lukman noted that the nation’s democracy is currently not responsive enough to the yearnings of the citizens, expressing concerns that leaders have become too comfortable with imagining that they can get away with anything.
He said things are gradually slipping out of control under the APC government, warning that Nigerians will kick out the party in the next general elections if the nation continues on this trajectory.
“I think we must be honest. At the moment, our democracy is not responsive enough. I’m worried that our leaders have become very comfortable with imagining that they can do anything and get away with it.
“We must appeal to our leaders that things are almost getting out of hand at the rate at which we are going under a party that is envisioned to be progressive.
“We are likely going to start witnessing rebellion and if care is not taken by 2027, we will be kicked out of office, which means taking Nigeria back to where it was in 2015. I think we owe our leader the responsibility or President Asiwaju the responsibility to tell him the honest truth.
“My deduction so far, without any reservation, is that we have not made much progress. We need to really open up and engage our leaders in such a way that they don’t relapse to the old ways of remaining in denial simply because we have won the election.
“It is very clear, and also not a secret, that Nigerians are faced with more challenges. Life is becoming more difficult for them. I keep saying we’re very lucky to have President Asiwaju then as an aspirant. If we didn’t have somebody with his weight, I’m not sure we would succeed to repel the attempt to impose a candidate.”
