The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has accepted that President Bola Tinubu’s policies have resulted in increased economic challenges in Nigeria.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Felix Morka, made the admission in a press statement in response to Salihu Mohammed Lukman, the former national vice chairman for the North West of the party.
Lukman had earlier criticized the party for poor governance, noting that former President Muhammadu Buhari and current President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu had failed to keep their campaign pledges.
Lukman encouraged opposition leaders to unite and fight hard to defeat the APC-led government in 2027.
However, Morka stated that President Tinubu was taking significant actions to reset the country’s “long broken economy”, adding that his economic reforms have crippled the country.
The statement reads in parts, “The APC-led administration of President Tinubu is taking bold measures to reset our country’s long broken economy, improve national security and restore the country to wholesome and sustainable development.
“No doubt, these inevitable reforms have increased economic hardship for our people. In fact, the unwillingness of previous administrations to undertake these reforms and tackle the problems at their roots is the reason the economy has remained in the doldrums for a long time.
“It would be easy and painless for President Tinubu to do as his predecessors have done, continue business as usual, kick the can down the road for future administrations to deal with while the rot and stagnation fester.
“But in keeping with the renewed hope agenda of his administration, he has chosen to tackle the country’s generational economic problems for the good of present and future generations of Nigerians. In the fullness of time, this President shall be vindicated for his vision and unwavering commitment to the national interest and the common good of all.
“Salihu Lukman’s hunger for attention is insatiable. Not even his frenzied political soliloquy in self-adulation has proved sufficient to fill his bottomless obsession for attention.
“Since his exit as a National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lukman has been sleepless in search of political relevance. He seems to have found for himself, for now, a new role as the chief discordant trumpeter for a cacophonous political opposition.”