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APC Deputy Asks Adamu to Resign, Crisis Looms

The National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Mohammed Lukman, has called on the party’s National C...

Chima Joseph Ugo
Chima Joseph Ugo - Editor-in-chief March 10, 2023
Updated March 10, 2023 at 7:08 PM
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The National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Mohammed Lukman, has called on the party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, to resign to pave the way for a Christian from the North-Central to take over.

In a statement released on Friday in Abuja, Lukman argued that it is improper for the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, Adamu, to be Muslims while Christians have no stake.

Lukman believes Adamu should resign in the interest of fairness, justice, and equity. He stated, "now that the election is won by APC and Asiwaju, it is important to demonstrate that the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the president-elect and Shettima is simply an electoral strategy.”

He added that “with a National Chairman, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, who is also a Muslim, it will be important that every necessary step is taken to inject a change of leadership for the party so that a new national chairman who is a Christian can take over.”

Lukman further stated that there should be no difficulty in convincing Sen. Adamu to resign as national chairman to create an opportunity for a new national chairman of APC, a Christian.

He suggested that for this to happen, an Emergency National Convention might be required because if the hierarchy of the current leadership is to be followed, the successor to Sen. Adamu will be Sen. Abubakar Kyari, who is a Muslim from North-East.

Lukman added, "it is time to begin to talk about building a new APC that will be sufficiently inclusive to represent the interest of all sections of the country.”

He believes that the APC must go beyond the politics of electoral victory and focus on the need to build a party that has the capacity to govern the country and deliver good governance to Nigerians.

According to Lukman, the APC must embrace the principles of democracy, justice, fairness, and equity in all its affairs, especially in the selection of leadership positions.

The call for Adamu’s resignation has generated mixed reactions from within the APC, with some members expressing support for Lukman’s position while others are opposing it.

Some members of the party have accused Lukman of trying to create a division within the APC, while others believe that his call for a Christian national chairman is necessary to ensure balance and representation in the party’s leadership.

The APC has not released an official statement on the matter, but the party’s leadership is expected to address the issue soon.

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