Former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has expressed disappointment with the ruling party’s current state, citing a departure from its founding vision.
TheTimes Nigeria reports that Lukman, currently a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), during an interview on ARISE Television’s Morning show on Monday, said the APC has failed to sustain the ideals that led to its formation, noting that recent developments within its ranks have been quite disappointing.
According to Lukman, while attention is often focused on crises within opposition parties, the APC is also grappling with internal contradictions that could trigger unforeseen challenges.
Lukman emphasised that politics remains a contest of ideas and interests, stressing that the ADC are ready to confront the situation and believes that Nigerians will ultimately make the right choice.
He said, “I can tell you, I feel disappointed having been part of the founding members of the APC, and knowing the vision that pushed us to form the APC. To see where APC is today, is quite disappointing.
“I mean, for instance, they talk of consensus by now, if you do a check, you find out that all the consensus they have done across the states have collapsed.
“You know, when you talk about the crisis in the opposition party, the ruling party is also faced with its own internal contradictions, which is producing the kind of discomfort that will lead to the crisis that they may not have foreseen.
“I’ve said so severally in this your program, politics is about contestation, and we are ready to confront the situation as it is. And we believe Nigerian people will make the right choice at the end of the day.”
