The incumbent party are not doing what it takes to retain power

Last year, the future seemed so bright for the All Progressive Congress’ Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Today, not so much.

The party flagged-off its presidential campaign rally in Jos, Plateau state stadium to a stadium filled to the brim. The flag-off ceremony was led by President Muhammadu Buhari. Over 2000 members of APC Presidential campaign Council attended the event. The rally was hosted by Governor Simon Lalong, who also doubles as the party’s Campaign Council Director General (DG).

In a statement given in London during his medical trip, President Buhari expressed optimism of his party winning the upcoming elections. “What are the chances of my party not winning the election? We are going to win the election.”

We are currently at a crucial juncture, concerning the upcoming elections. Let’s take a look at what’s been happening these past few days.

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President Buhari is a revered leader in the North but his trips to his home state, Katsina and Kano have proved that to be false. His convoy was stoned during his visits.

Equally, the build up to the Naira redesign has been brutal up until it’s implementation. The past few days have been terrible for both the common man and the elite. With ATM machines dispensing little to no cash, many people have been going to bed on empty stomachs. Bankers have been stowing cash meant for the general population, to be sold to the highest bidder. To the common man, this simply means the government in power has failed.

To add insult to injury, fuel scarcity remains. Fuel prices have risen with a litre going for as high as N400.

On Monday, during the APC rally in Katsina, the turn out was noticeably low. The people of Katsina were in mourning over the Bakori killings.

A government under whose watch countless people were slain, hundreds kidnapped and poverty on a steady increase. This is the reality of Nigeria just a few days before we head to the polls.

All these do not project a good outcome for a candidate who insists, “emi lokan,” it is my turn. Nigerians will definitely be taking their anger with them to the polls and only then will they decide whose turn it truly is.

Now, in Buhari’s bid to install a successor who will continue the “good work” he has started, will the APC succeed or fail woefully?