Northern group asks Nigerians to ignore criticisms against Tinubu’s govt 

The Northern Youth Network on Peace (NYNP) has urged Nigerians to ignore recent criticisms of President Bola Tinubu’s administration by former National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the All Progressives Congress, Salihu Lukman. 

The group described the criticisms as confused and farcical interventions that should not be taken seriously. 

The group in a statement by Comrade Adaji Adaji Ajibili, on Friday, said Lukman’s comments are a desperate attempt to distract Nigerians from President Tinubu’s tangible progress and development in various sectors, including economic reforms and infrastructural development. 

Ajibili praised President Tinubu’s leadership, saying he has consistently demonstrated his commitment to the Nigerian people.

“The Northern Youth Network on Peace has noted with concern, the increasingly farcical interventions of the itinerant politician and a former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Salihu Lukman.

“Things have gotten to a point where Nigerians should no longer take Lukman seriously as those who still see substance in his statements on national matters do so at their peril, especially, given his latest intervention tutoring the opposition on how to conduct their affairs.

“Given his confused interventions, Lukman’s comments should be used as closing credits in comedy shows and also, his statement that asked opposition leaders to develop an alternative political platform by December 2024,if they were to wrestle power from President Bola Tinubu and the APC is the last straw that confirmed that he needed urgent help in his political career. 

“In addition to struggling to understand what prompted Lukman’s latest episode, we wonder if he was referring to the same President Tinubu, whose reforms have set the country on the path to doing things the right way.

“His assertions are not only baseless but also reflect a profound misunderstanding of the political landscape and the achievements of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.”

It urged Nigerians to ignore Lukman’s rants, which they believe reflect his ambitions rather than national interest. 

 Ajibili appealed to President Tinubu to disregard Lukman’s comments, emphasizing that he speaks only for himself and does not represent the sentiments and beliefs of the North.