Salihu Lukman, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), predicts that Nigerians will vote out the ruling party in the 2027 elections, just as they did with the military 25 years ago.

Lukman made this statement during an appearance as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, September 11.

He expressed disappointment in the party's failure to fulfill its promises to Nigerians, especially as the security and economic situations worsen under President Bola Tinubu's leadership.

Lukman emphasized that the party does not deserve to be re-elected in the 2027 general elections, criticizing the ruling party at the state level for producing governors who act like emperors.

Lukman said, “This country cannot continue like this. What I know is that something will have to give. Whether that act of giving will produce something that will correct all the mess around is what I am pushing.

“I guarantee you and I am confident (that) the same way we were able to get military out of power, we are going to correct the current mess.

“We are going to get to a situation where we have a functional political party, and APC and President Asiwaju (Tinubu) will be defeated in 2027, and we will produce leaders that will be servants to citizens, not leaders that are emperors.”

The former Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) of the ruling APC said Tinubu, ex-Lagos governor, is a beneficiary of the committed support of some democrats to building democracy and should do better than he is currently doing.

Lukman said should Tinubu retrace his steps and do the right things, he would apologise to him and support his administration.