{"id":172725,"date":"2025-08-06T14:04:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/cancer-called-apc-is-your-problem-not-tinubu-lamido-warns"},"modified":"2025-08-06T15:08:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:08:04","slug":"cancer-called-apc-is-your-problem-not-tinubu-lamido-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/cancer-called-apc-is-your-problem-not-tinubu-lamido-warns","title":{"rendered":"Cancer Called APC Is Your Problem Not Tinubu Lamido Warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, has described the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a cancer that must be completely eradicated.<\/p>\n<p>Lamido said the ruling party is a destructive force threatening the country\u2019s survival.<\/p>\n<p>Lamido told Arise News on that the ruling party\u2019s over 10 years in office is symbolic of failure and likened the party to a deadly disease that needed urgent removal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must remove this cancer called APC, which we can call malaria, cancer level 4,\u201d Lamido, who was Jigawa Governor for eight years, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAPC is our problem. We must remove that corruption, which has become a cancer in Nigeria. And it has to be excised out,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Lamido warned Nigerians that it would be disastrous for the country and its citizens if the APC mistakenly returns to power after the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the ruling party has nothing to show for the years it has been in power in 2014, 2019, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the same thing. If Tinubu is Buhari, they\u2019re all APC. Never vote for them because it\u2019s a failure of the party and party leaders of Nigeria,\u201d Lamido said.<\/p>\n<p>Lamido backed the ideal for political coalition ahead of 2027 but added that the focus should be on uniting Nigerians around key national issues, not personalities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not about Tinubu. It\u2019s about APC,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, has described the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a cancer that must be completely eradicated. Lamido said the ruling party is a destructive force threatening the country\u2019s survival. 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