By Adeyinka Adeniran
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Amb. Abayomi Mumuni has called on politicians and party stakeholders to shift focusing on political gladiators who are busy scheming distractions to ordinary citizens in the country.
Mumuni made the call against the backdrop of coalition of different political actors as the 2027 general election approaches.
The political actors have vowed to wrestle power from the incumbent President Bola Tinubu, come the general elections.
Noting that Nigerian politics must evolve and consider more the ordinary citizens in the country, Mumuni, a former gubernatorial candidate of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), noted that, “the harsh reality is while politicians engage in grandstanding, poor citizens continue to suffer, watching false promises unfold with each election cycle.”
He urged President Tinubu to remain focused on his campaign promises and not to be totally distracted by the unfolding political tricks.
He said, “Many families are still struggling to put food on the table amidst crippling hardships and a legacy of broken systems left by the previous governments.
He emphasised that the gathering of ”deceitful politicians” brings no real solutions to the masses.
According to Mumuni, citizens still suffer the dire consequences of the neglect and greed of many actors in the coalition and it would not be forgotten so soon.
“The souls of those who died from hunger and despair may well haunt the wicked leaders in their reckoning. Accountability will come, whether in this life or the next,” he added.
Mumuni, who is also a renowned author and security luminary, said more efforts should be made to strengthen Nigeria’s economy, noting that the positive impacts must be felt by people at the grassroots.
He commended the strides of the government so far on security, calling for the onslaughts against criminal elements to be sustained.
