The Presidency has blasted former National Vice Chairman,
Northwest of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Salihu Lukman, over
what he (Lukman) described as growing deterioration of governance in the
country.
Lukman said each successive administration had become
progressively worse than its predecessor.
He said while President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration
was worse than that of President Goodluck Jonathan, it was saddening that
President Bola Tinubu administration was on track to becoming worse than that
of Buhari.
He lamented that in spite of this, there was no structured
engagements regarding 2027 among leading opposition leaders such as former Vice
President Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; Mr Peter Obi of
Labour Party, LP; and Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples
Party, NNPP.
“It is not enough to complain that President Bola Tinubu is
bad without corresponding initiative to ensure that 2027 results in the defeat
of APC at all levels. If APC is defeated in 2027, what is the guarantee that
the new government to emerge post-Tinubu will not be worse?
“As Nigerians, we are witnesses to how governments at all
levels progressively become worse. With all the confidence many of us had in
former President Muhammadu Buhari, arguably his performance failed to meet
public expectations, perhaps worse than former President Goodluck Jonathan.
”Certainly, President Tinubu is on track to becoming worse
than former President Buhari,” Lukman stated.
In a swift response, however, the presidency said it would
not be distracted by comments from some people on President Bola Tinubu’s
administration, saying it was focused on governance.
Special Adviser to the President on Information and
Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said, “We are focused on governance. The results of our
reforms will speak eloquently for us. We have no time for people whose pastime
is denigrating the administration.”
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