The National Vice Chairman (North-west) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, tendered his resignation, on Wednesday.
Lukman’s decision was communicated through a letter addressed to the party’s Acting National Chairman, Abubakar Kyari.
Coinciding with Lukman’s resignation, the chairpersons of the APC in the seven North-west states have publicly endorsed Abdullahi Ganduje, a former governor of Kano State, for the position of national chairman, on Wednesday.
In his resignation letter, Lukman, who formerly served as the director general of the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF), said “the atmosphere in the party is completely at variance with the founding vision of forming a progressive party.
“I hereby kindly resign my position as National Vice Chairman, North-west of our great party, All Progressives Congress (APC). My resignation is with immediate effect, which becomes necessary given my conviction that the atmosphere in the party is completely at variance with the founding vision of forming a progressive party.
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“Rather than remaining in the leadership of the party and becoming a source of distraction for leaders and especially for the young government of President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, it is better to excuse myself and take time off from politics.
“I will, however, retain my membership of the party in the hope that our leaders, especially President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will retract from acts that will be unjust and illegal, which is crucial to any claim of being democratic or progressive whether as politicians or as patriotic Nigerians.
“I wish to convey my sincere gratitude to our leaders in Kaduna, especially Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, for finding me worthy of nomination to serve at the highest level of the party’s leadership. I do hope all our leaders will appreciate that I am left with no option in the circumstance. I wish the party and all our leaders, especially President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu all the best and will continue to give my modest support towards the success of the party from the background,” the letter read.
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GOOD EVENING NIGERIA reports that the former vice chairman was at the forefront of the movement that dislodged the former National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, and the National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore.
He had repeatedly accused the former leaders of mismanaging the party.
Also, Lukman had openly opposed the former Governor of Kano state, Ganduje Umar. He faulted the idea to replacing Adamu, the former national chairman with Ganduje.
