Salihu Lukman, vice-chairman of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) in the north-west, says he is not scared of being expelled from
the party.
Over time, Lukman has called out Abdullahi Adamu, national
chairman, and Iyiola Omisore, national secretary, for not following the APC
constitution in their handling of its affairs.
The vice-chairman had sued Adamu and Omisore over the
non-disclosure of APC’s financial records but he was forced to withdraw the
suit in the interest of peace.
He has also criticised the handling of the process that was
meant to produce leaders of the 10th national assembly.
In an open letter to Adamu and Omisore on Friday, Lukman
said they were free to expel him from the party, noting that expulsion would not
stop his bid to ensure that APC follows its rules.
“I can guarantee you; no amount of bullying will stop the
campaign to return APC to constitutional order,” he said.
“By the way, you are free to expel me from APC, but you
cannot expel me as a citizen of the federal republic of Nigeria. APC is not
private property. It is a public political organisation with rules, which must
be respected. Sen. Adamu and Sen. Omisore can block organs of the APC from
meeting to the extent that other leaders of the party are willing to permit.
“No one can block me,
in any way, from discharging my right to engage the issues both as Nigerian and
as a member of APC, expelled or not. For your information, I am currently
working to document all these experiences, which I will publish, God willing,
so that it contributes to the body of knowledge in the development of party
politics in Nigeria.
“Whether you respect my right to hold membership of APC or
not, I can proudly say that my publications will remain references for anyone
who wishes to understudy the APC for the foreseeable future.”
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