Salihu Lukman has vowed to campaign against President Bola Tinubu and the APC-led administration.
Lukman, a former member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee had supported Tinubu and campaigned for his presidency.
He said the president has arrogantly derailed from the promises he made to Nigerians.
Speaking on Arise TV’s The Morning Show on Tuesday, February 4, 2024, the ex-APC chieftain challenged the president to prove him wrong, adding that he would offer an apology if he did so.
Explaining why he supported Tinubu’s presidential ambition, Lukman said he was convinced that the former Governor of Lagos State was a true democrat and progressive leader.
He said, “I had the conviction that President Asiwaju is truly a progressive politician and a Democrat, which was why I invested my support in him, but once I saw him departing from those beliefs I had, I didn’t wait any longer. And I was not pushed by anybody… I am humble enough to admit that my judgement was wrong.
“It is a challenge for President Asiwaju to prove many of us wrong, and if he did so, I would be the first to come out and apologise again, I was wrong, but to the extent that he continues arrogantly in the direction he’s going, without remorse that he has departed from all the promises he made to Nigerians, I have no apology to him, and I will continue to stand and campaign against both the APC and his administration. I have no apology for him, and I will continue to stand and campaign against him and the APC administration.”
Lukman, who recently joined the call for a coalition to unseat Tinubu in 2027, advised opposition leaders to play competitive politics to take power from the APC in 2027.
In a piece entitled “Re: Early Outline of the Permutations for 2027”, he said he is confident that Nigerians can stand up to politicians and win the struggle for a competitive political contest.
