A former chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) , Salihu Lukman, has predicted that Nigerians will ‘vote out’ President Bola Tinubu in 2027, just as they ousted the military regime in 1999.
Lukman, a former National Vice Chairman of the party, made this statement on Channels Television’s Politics Today program on Wednesday.
He cited the worsening security situation and economic woes in Nigeria over the past 15 months as reasons for his prediction.
Lukman also criticized the APC’s performance, stating that the party has failed Nigerians and does not deserve re-election in 2027. He further described the party’s governors as ’emperors’ who have perpetuated bad governance.”
Lukman said, “This country cannot continue like this. What I know is that something will have to give. Whether that act of giving will produce something that will correct all the mess around is what I am pushing.
“I guarantee you and I am confident (that) the same way we were able to get military out of power, we are going to correct the current mess.
“We are going to get to a situation where we have a functional political party, and APC and President Asiwaju (Tinubu) will be defeated in 2027, and we will produce leaders that will be servants to citizens, not leaders that are emperors.”
The former Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) of the ruling APC said Tinubu, ex-Lagos governor, is a beneficiary of the committed support of some democrats to building democracy and should do better than he is currently doing.
Lukman said should Tinubu retrace his steps and do the right things, he would apologise to him and support his administration.