2023: APC Vice Chairman Reveals Tinubu's Biggest Fear Concerning Atiku, Kwankwaso, Obi
- Bola Tinubu is not as popular as presidential candidates of NNPP, PDP and LP in terms of national elections
- This was the submission of Dr. SalihuLukman, the vice chairman of the APC (northwest), on Wednesday, August 31
- SalihuLukman said this is one of the challenges of the ruling party when it comes to its preparation for campaigns
The national vice chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), northwest, Dr. SalihuLukman, has admitted the fact that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not a regular name when it comes to presidential elections in Nigeria.
During an exclusive interview by This Day, Lukman noted that the last time Tinubu appeared on the ballot was in 2003 unlike Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi.
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For him, the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, the New Nigerian People Party (NNPP), and the Labour Party (LP) being well-known in national politics and electoral processes at the highest level except for Tinubu is a challenge to the ruling party.
His words:
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"This is the challenge of this democracy, it is not unique to APC, is not unique to PDP, it is across all the political parties. And go and check, especially at the presidential level, we have a situation where all the candidates are known faces in terms of the electoral process in this country at the highest level.
"The only exception is perhaps our own candidate in APC. The last time the candidate appeared on the ballot was in 2003. And after 2003 he was not on the ballot.
"But it’s not the case, at least with our so-called three popular parties – PDP, NNPP, and Labour Party. The candidate of the Labour party was on the ballot in 2019. So I think these are some of the challenges."
He made this submission in response to a question on how the APC plans to carry out its presidential campaign ahead of 2023.
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In another development, Obi urged Diaspora Nigerians to play their roles in holding the Nigerian government accountable.
He said aside from the constitutional rights of voting, the people’s sacred role is also to hold elected government accountable for ensuring desired development.
The former Anambra state governor in a series of tweets on his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday, August 30, also said Nigeria needs visionary leadership and disruptive thinker to get it right.
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