A former National Vice Chairman, APC North-West Salihu Lukman, said there is no ‘functional’ political party in Nigeria.
Lukman stated this in an interview with Arise Television on Monday.
He said, “We need to make our democracy functional, and our democracy cannot be functional if it’s reduced to only periodic elections.
Elections only take place every four years, and the substantial issue regarding making democracy work is to make elected leaders accountable, representative, and responsive to the interests of Nigerians. This is the core business and function of political parties.
“As of today, none of our parties is functional, and as long as we allow the main business of political parties to produce candidates, things can’t change.”
Lukman further stated, “The constitution of all parties states that after elections, political parties’ business includes promoting and developing policies of government in such a way that they reflect the party’s manifestos. As of today, the manifestos of political parties in the country are theories.
“There’s hardly any government at the federal and state levels working based on the campaign promises and manifestos of their respective political parties.”
