Former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Salihu Lukman, has voiced concern over the current direction of the ruling party, saying it has strayed from its original vision.
A founding member of the APC, Lukman noted that the party has struggled to uphold the principles that inspired its creation, describing recent internal developments as discouraging.
He is now affiliated with the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Speaking on The Morning Show on Arise Television on Monday, Lukman stated that while attention is often focused on crises within opposition parties, the APC is also grappling with internal contradictions that could trigger unforeseen challenges.
According to him, politics remains a contest of ideas and interests, expressing confidence that Nigerians will ultimately make informed choices and choose the ADC.
He said: “I can tell you, I feel disappointed having been part of the founding members of the APC, and knowing the vision that pushed us to form the APC. To see where APC is today, is quite disappointing.
“I mean, for instance, they talk of consensus by now, if you do a check, you find out that all the consensus they have done across the states have collapsed.
“You know, when you talk about the crisis in the opposition party, the ruling party is also faced with its own internal contradictions, which is producing the kind of discomfort that will lead to the crisis that they may not have foreseen.
“I’ve said so severally in this your program, politics is about contestation, and we are ready to confront the situation as it is. And we believe Nigerian people will make the right choice at the end of the day.”