Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it has taken note of the alarmist remarks credited to former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, wherein he declared that \u201cNigeria is in peril and needs urgent salvation.\u201d<\/p>\n
The party in a statement yesterday by its spokesman, Seye Oladejo, in Ogba, said: \u2018\u2019We consider this intervention a classic case of misplaced moral outrage by a principal actor who, when entrusted with responsibility, failed to deploy the very \u201csalvation\u201d he now theatrically advertises.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2019At moments like this, statesmanship demands introspection and restitution-not grandstanding. Nigerians remember the years when Tambuwal occupied strategic positions in government and the dividends of leadership expected at those times. Sadly, rather than offering a candid reckoning with his record or apologising for missed opportunities, he has chosen to sermonise from a pedestal of selective amnesia.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2019More instructively, his recent 60th birthday colloquial presented a rare lifeline to truly confess, seek forgiveness and embrace restitution from a nation that gave him so much but received next to nothing in return. It was an auspicious occasion that should have lent itself to sober reflection and an honest recap of stewardship. Instead, that opportunity was cleverly sidestepped. Tales of sainthood ring hollow when public service records and recent legal tussles over graft remain unresolved footnotes that were conspicuously omitted.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
The statement added: \u2018\u2019Nigeria still bleeds from years of exploitation and poor leadership by individuals who once occupied positions of trust. To now speak of \u201cperil\u201d without acknowledging one\u2019s role in deepening the nation\u2019s wounds is not courage; it is convenience.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2019It bears restating that Nigeria\u2019s challenges did not materialise overnight, nor were they authored by the present administration alone. Many of those now brandishing megaphones of despair were active participants-if not architects-of the policy inertia, political brinkmanship and economic drift that constrained national progress for years. To proclaim peril without accepting culpability is to insult the intelligence of Nigerians.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2019At 60, the transition into the realm of elder statesmanship beckons-a stage where only the truth suffices and where legacy begins to matter more than noise. It is not too early to start thinking about an enduring legacy built on honesty, accountability and service, rather than revisionism.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2019Nigeria is not without leadership nor direction. Under the Renewed Hope Agenda, difficult but necessary reforms are being undertaken to stabilise the economy, strengthen security and restore institutional credibility. These efforts require patience, sincerity and collective responsibility-not apocalyptic rhetoric designed to harvest fleeting relevance.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2019We therefore urge Tambuwal and his cohorts to rise above political theatre. If salvation is truly the concern, it should begin with humility, restitution and support for reforms that move the nation forward. Anything short of this is noise-loud, convenient and ultimately hollow.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it has taken note of the alarmist remarks…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20198,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[1931,122],"class_list":{"0":"post-20197","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nigeria","8":"tag-apc","9":"tag-nigeria"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}