A former National Vice Chairman (North West) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Mohammed Lukman, has said genuine political competition should define a new Nigeria in the 2027 general elections.
Lukman in a statement yesterday expressed concerns that Nigerian political parties had disappointed Nigerians on the same scale, adding that as the country moves towards 2027, politicians and political parties were likely to disappoint Nigerians on a bigger scale.
He also warned leaders against imposition of candidates ahead of the 2027 elections, saying “Opposition leaders must be reminded that so long as they also approach process of leadership selection in the country based on strategy to impose themselves, they are also part of Nigeria’s problem.”
Lukman, a former member of the APC National Working Committee (NWC) said, “As Nigerians, we must rise to this challenge and make the defeat of APC and President Asiwaju not only possible in 2027 but most importantly guarantee the election of truly democratic leaders and not emperors.
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“The only way that could be possible is if as Nigerians, we are able to focus ourselves to produce a functional political party that will respect its own rules. Certainly, such a functional political party must be distinctively different from APC, PDP, LP, NNPP and all the existing registered political parties in the country.”
Lukman, a former Director-General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), said, “Through political competition, Nigeria shall produce truly democratic leaders in 2027 who will render selfless services to Nigerians, based on which the country can achieve all its national potentials.”
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