Salihu Lukman,
director-general of the Progressives Governors’ Forum, says the crisis in the
All Progressives Congress (APC) is getting worse by the day.
Lukman said this in
a memo he sent to the reconciliation committee chaired by Bisi Akande, a former
interim chairman of the APC.
The APC leadership
set up the committee to reconcile aggrieved members of the party.
But in the memo, the
DG blamed Adams Oshiomhole, the APC national chairman, for the problems in the
party.
According to him,
the national working committee (NWC) led by Oshiomhole can no longer provide
the needed leadership to win elections for the party.
“Perceived
weaknesses of the Chief John Odigie-Oyegun-led NWC served as the justification
of electing Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as replacement to Chief Oyegun,” Lukman
said.
“Sadly, challenges
of internal democracy and fair competitive practices during candidates’
selection processes in the party remained a dream.
“Now, clearly the
problems associated with candidates’ selection process has produced what can be
regarded as an electoral college. Citizens can vote but our supreme court will
eventually determine the winner. All as a result of very poor management of candidates’
selection process by our party.
“Unfortunately, our
party’s NWC is hardly able to come up with any reassuring response.
“The crisis in the
party is clearly getting worse and worse by the day. It has gotten to a stage
whereby the competence of members of the comrade Oshiomhole-led NWC to provide
needed leadership to ensure victory in every election has been eroded.
“We can win
elections and on account of some inabilities to competently manage legal
challenges associated with nomination of candidates, we are compelled to
surrender victory to our opponents.”
He described the
Oshiomhole-led NWC as “a very efficient Trojan horse that opens the backdoor
for electoral victory to our political opponents”.
“It is really
unfortunate that we are faced with all the avoidable electoral tragedies that
have befallen us, all because our NWC has decided to abdicate its
responsibility,” Lukman said.
“His level of
intolerance is so high that any disagreement or criticism expressed against any
of his decisions or actions is classified as betrayal and therefore requiring
disciplinary actions.
“As a result,
comrade Oshiomhole is today the leading accuser, prosecutor and judge in almost
all cases where disciplinary actions have been administered in the party.”
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