The admission was contained in a press statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Felix Morka while responding to a former national vice chairman (North West) of the party, Salihu Mohammed Lukman.
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has agreed that the policies initiated by President Bola Tinubu have resulted in growing economic hardships in Nigeria.
The admission was contained in a press statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Felix Morka while responding to a former national vice chairman (North West) of the party, Salihu Mohammed Lukman.
Recall that Lukman had berated the party for bad governance, adding that former President Muhammadu Buhari and incumbent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have failed to deliver on their campaign promises.
Lukman, therefore, urged opposition leaders to unite and work hard to defeat the APC-led government in 2027.
But reacting, Morka in a statement on Tuesday argued that President Tinubu was taking bold measures to reset the country’s “long broken economy”, explaining that his reforms have increased economic hardship in 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.”
On Lukman, Morka said, “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.”
However, the APC has denied involvement in a billboard promoting President Tinubu for re-election in 2027. The billboard, spotted in Abuja, reads: “Grassroots support for Tinubu 2027, the 1019 initiative.”
President Tinubu has not publicly expressed his intention to seek re-election, and the APC has distanced itself from the billboard’s installation. The party’s statement comes amid mixed reactions to the president’s tenure, which has seen both positive and negative impacts on the country since his emergence 16 months ago.