Salihu Lukman, a former national vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he has lost hope in the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
Lukman spoke on Sunday when he appeared on a Channels Television programme.
Lukman he does not believe the president can achieve anything significant before May 2027.
The politician added that he has realised that Tinubu is not the kind of progressive leader he once believed him to be.
Lukman lamented that Tinubu is governing Nigeria differently from how he ruled Lagos state between 1999 and 2007.
“For you to even expect something very wonderful to happen before May 2027, I will say you are a dreamer, I will wish you luck in your dream, but if it happens, it will be a pleasant surprise,” Lukman said.
“For me, I have reached the conclusion that I don’t think anything good is going to come out and which is why we have to start organising.
“I have said so, this country can be fixed in our lifetime, and I pray to God to give us the strength and courage to engage our leaders.”
Lukman asserted that he held off on endorsing Tinubu until July of last year because the president has isolated himself, even inside the party, and no one can reach him.
He emphasised that the coalition being created now must be based on a very solid foundation because of the APC’s collapse.
“If having gone through the APC and failed, we now organise another coalition that will become business as usual, which is why this initial negotiation we are really engaging ourselves,” he said.
“So, we really have to, we owe it to Nigerians, and I am telling Nigerians that look, it is possible to fix this country in our lifetime.”
He maintained that the APC made a mistake by sacrificing the party, and he insisted that this should not be permitted in the new coalition.
