President Muhammadu Buhari. Photos: State House
National Assembly members are leaving the All Progressives Congress because of President Muhammadu Buhari’s “monumental failure,” according to Razak Atunwa.
Razak who is a member of the House of Representatives noted that the lawmakers are after a better Nigeria since Buhari has failed on all fronts.
He said the mass defection from the APC is not about the Peoples Democratic Party forming a majority at the National Assembly.
“It is not about numbers;” he told Punch, “it is not about whether someone forms a majority or not. At the heart of the defection, the common denominator is that we are fighting a battle for a better Nigeria.
“It is a battle that must be fought for children yet unborn. This government is a monumental failure; the APC is a cataclysmic disaster and it is on that basis that members, having agitated long and hard over the past three years, decided we could not continue to support this government.”
As stated by the Asa/Ilorin West representative, “We cannot continue to be part of this party that is bringing this country down.
“Certainly, there is a great deal of threat to democracy coming from this government and so, we couldn’t fold our arms and watch what is going on.
“So, anyone, seeking to trivialize it, simply doesn’t have the right perspective to governance.”
Continuing, he said, “This government came into existence on two to three key fronts; it is so glaring to the country that it is a monumental failure on all fronts.
“Let’s look at them. We promised that we would fight corruption, improve the economy and follow the rule of law.”
He noted that Buhari has thus far failed to fulfill any of these promises but has rather made life “worse off” for the average Nigerian.