Usman Mocks Tinubu, APC Over Northeast Incident

THE acting National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Senator Nenadi Usman, has called out President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who recently mocked the opposition parties over their lingering internal struggles, wondering how he feels watching the internal implosion loading in his All Progressives Congress (APC).
Recall that there were sharp disagreements and near fisticuff in Gombe dueing the recent APC stakeholders meeting to endose President Bola Tinubu for a second term in the 2027 general elections, where its National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, and others, refused to mention/endorse Vice President Kashim Shettima, alongside the President.
This action drew the anger of the people present, including Borno State Governor, Babgana Zulum, and almost resulted in a free for all until Ganduja was escorted out of the venue by security aides.
Usman, in a statement, said in a turn of events steeped in irony and political karma, the President’s APC is now reeling from a deepening crisis in the Northeast, adding: “Just days after the President’s derisive remarks, the APC has imploded in full public view, its internal fractures laid bare.
At the center of the storm is the humiliating marginalisation of Vice President Kashim Shettima, right in his own geopolitical stronghold.
“The President, who laughed at the opposition’s growing pains, now presides over a party battling open rebellion, power tussles and accusations of top-down imposition.
“For critics, the spectacle is less about schadenfreude and more about the dangers of authoritarian arrogance. It’s not poetic justice; it’s political karma.”
She added: “The President mocked the opposition for internal tensions, yet today, he leads a party in complete disarray, riddled with factionalism, internal sabotage and an obsession with control over governance.”
The former minster stated that what the APC tried to enforce in the Northeast was not just a political miscalculation, but a dangerous act of disrespect that the people of the region soundly rejected, noting: “To undermine your own vice president in his home zone reveals the rot in APC’s power calculus.
“It sends a chilling message to the nation: loyalty, truth, and dignity are disposable in the corridors of power.”
Usman stressed: “Democracy thrives not when power is monopolised, but when it is contested with responsibility. When a leader mocks opposition, it’s only a matter of time before he mocks accountability, and when accountability falls, democracy follows.
“This is not the time for pettiness; it is the time to rise. The Labour Party remains committed to building a Nigeria anchored on truth, integrity and inclusive governance. We do not mock; we lead. Nigeria deserves better, and we will not stop until we build it.”