Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the All Progressives Congress, APC-led administration as the worst he has seen in nearly 40 years of political life.
He made the statement on Tuesday in Abuja during the public presentation of The Loyalist, a book authored by Bolaji Abdullahi, National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Abubakar praised the ADC as a platform for uniting diverse political perspectives across the country.
“We have a unique opportunity within the ADC as a political party. It is a convergence of various political leanings across the country, united in an effort to reunite Nigeria and renew our democratic journey,” he said.
Speaking about the current government, Abubakar said, “If there is anything positive in our recent political development, it is this coming together to rescue the country from what I consider the worst administration I have witnessed in nearly four decades.
“Not even the military regimes before 1999 damaged our national life and consciousness in the way this administration has done.”
He mentioned that many in attendance were involved in the formation of the APC but had since become disillusioned with its performance in government.
“Many of us here were part of the formation of the APC; unfortunately, what we believed would rescue the country has not happened,” Abubakar said.
He urged Nigerians to once again take responsibility by building a credible political alternative.
“Just as we once took responsibility to come together and form a political alternative, we must again come together to ensure the emergence of a new political organization capable of salvaging this country for the benefit of its people.”
