The party took over the mantle of leadership in the country after the 2015 election was based on the promise of change but the deputy leader of the Senate has said that the APC underestimated the level of damage caused by the Peoples Democratic Party. In an interview with Daily Trust, the senator talked about the painful process of turning the country around. “I am a Nigerian first before becoming a senator and therefore, if it worries Nigerians, I should equally be worried. But, the thing is that I don’t have the authority to speak on behalf of my party. It is equally true that I don’t have the authority to speak on behalf of the Senate. But, as a citizen and as a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, from the perspective I have seen things, it is obvious that the APC led federal government underestimated the damage that was done to the country when they offered themselves to provide the change Nigerians required. Therefore, it is expected that lots of things would not work so easily; Nigerians would not see certain things in the perspective from which they were. “The important thing is that the problems were not created by the APC-led federal government, they were created by Nigerians themselves for failing to act when there was the need to act.
Therefore, the cleaning process must definitely be painful. “It may not be understood by all, but the important thing is that based on the promise of the party to reposition the country and save it from its past, certain decisions that are painful must be taken. That explains why, of course, there will be hues and cries all over the place. It is expected, I do not see any reason why anybody should expect less than that. “Again, I am aware the government is making effort to do whatever is humanly possible to reduce those sufferings. But, again, government has to act within the constitution, law and machinery of governance and the established norms of doing things in government.” Buhari, he said: “First, let me be honest and sincere with you. I am saying this with the fear of God, that such rumour is unfounded. Unfounded in the sense that one of the allegations made was that there was a meeting in the house of Senator Wamakko to impeach Mr. President; that is absolute falsehood, criminal, ungodly and I think whoever did this, did it “I have been reliably informed that it is one of the senators. But in view of the fact that we do not have evidence connecting to this, it is only fair we leave the matter as it is. But, I can tell you, there was never any meeting to that effect. If there was, I will know. I’m the deputy Senate leader. I relate with all the senators. It is just unfortunate and I think whoever is doing this should know that he does not love this country. He does not love the president any more than the senators. And I think the Presidency should equally be wary of this kind of characters.”
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