Dr. Salihu Lukman, the ex-director general of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), expressed concerns over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s potential re-election loss in 2027.
Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, Lukman hinted at an imminent rebellion within the party’s ranks.
Having resigned from his role as the APC’s national vice chairman (North West), Lukman contended that the current APC-led administration is falling short of meeting the expectations and aspirations of the Nigerian populace.
“And I think we must be honest and this is the point I say to our leaders, without any inhibition. At the moment, our democracy is not responsive enough. And as a party of vision to be progressive, it is certainly not yet progressive,” he claimed.
“And I think I’m worried that our leaders have become very comfortable to imagine 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.”
Lukman clarified that his upcoming book, “APC and Transition Politics,” set to launch at the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja next Tuesday, is intended to strategically reposition the party for the 2027 elections.
Expressing his unwavering support for President Tinubu, he emphasized his commitment as a founding member of the APC, stating that he cannot passively observe the party’s affairs go astray and is determined to play a role in steering it in the right direction.