Era of winning elections in North solely on Buhari’s endorsement gone – Salihu Lukman

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Former All Progressives Congress National Vice Chairman Mallam Salihu Lukman, who is currently the leader of the opposition coalition African Democratic Congress (ADC), has stated that the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari marks the end of the time when his support was a guarantee of electoral success.

The ADC chieftain said in an interview with Arise Television on Wednesday that it was highly unlikely that Buhari would have the same impact on electoral triumph as he had in the past, even before his passing.

In order to defeat the APC and save Nigerians from their current predicament, Lukman called on all ADC coalition leaders to join and form a powerful political party.

“What we must learn, most especially in the coalition, is that we don’t have somebody with the kind of intimidating profile like that of the late late Buhari, and what that means is that all the leaders of the coalition need to be humble and acknowledge that they need one another and, in the context of that, develop strong teamwork. I think that is the challenge we are all facing. Our leaders must have a kind of team spirit.

“It is not about succeeding to defeat APC and Tinubu but succeeding to produce a new, fresh political template that will begin to meet the expectations of Nigerians. That is what I have been emphasising. We must try to build a strong political party.

“I am aware, being somebody from the North, I know that many politicians look forward to him raising their hands and endorsing them. That translates almost into victory in many places in the North. And that, in a way, made politicians lazy.

“Now we don’t have any figure like that, which is why today I am one of those in the coalition who keeps raising the point that leaders of the coalition must remember, we don’t have somebody like late President Buhari anymore, who, when he raises your hand, it translates into victory.

“What that means is that politicians must be humble and begin to engage citizens with more listening ears and disposition when they promise and win election to begin to meet those expectations of citizens,” he stated.

Buhari received a state funeral on Tuesday, according to ZINGTIE.

Tinubu and the APC face fresh difficulties and uncertainty in the run-up to 2027 as a result of Buhari’s departure.

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