Salihu Lukman, the immediate-past National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has criticized Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, suggesting that both he and President Bola Tinubu will be voted out in the next three years.
Lukman condemned Governor Sani for allegedly waging a proxy war against his predecessor, Nasir El-Rufai, on behalf of the presidency. He warned that the campaign to unseat the APC and President Tinubu has just begun and will intensify in Kaduna State.
In a letter dated June 13, 2024, titled “Issues of Politics and Governance in Kaduna: The Truth,” and copied to several prominent figures, Lukman expressed his concerns about Governor Sani’s actions and their potential repercussions.
“I am honestly worried for you. You are setting a precedent that will hurt you. All I can say is, be careful. Maximum, in the next 7 years, you will be out. You must recognize that without Mallam, it would almost have been impossible for you to rise to where you are today,” Lukman stated.
He added, “The privilege of being a Governor has an expiry date. In your case, if you are lucky, another seven years. But from the way things are unfolding, I believe the default expiry date for your tenure is another three years. Both you and President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu have sent out the worrisome signals of being anything but democrats.”
Lukman criticized the current state of democracy within the APC, stating, “APC is about the only political party in the world that exists without holding meetings and leaders are comfortable with that. This certainly is not the democracy we fought for.”
Reflecting on his own political journey, Lukman expressed his frustration with the current leadership, saying, “The way I have been treated in the last year has pushed me to review whether I want to continue to live with the frustration of watching our hard-earned labour go down the drain. I lived all my life campaigning for a better society. It is my resolve that our current reality doesn’t project the kind of society we want.”
Lukman concluded by announcing his intention to return to political activism, stating, “I have therefore made up my mind to return to the trenches and resume mobilisation for change. Unless APC and you our leaders embrace change and return to some level of sanity, this will require that we mobilize and get you out of power in 2027 at all levels.”
He warned that the campaign to defeat the APC and President Tinubu has just begun and will take root in Kaduna State.
