A former National Vice Chairman, North-West, of the All
Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Salihu Lukman has accused the National Working
Committee, NWC, of the party of playing dirty politics with the dissolution of
Rivers State executives at all levels.
The NWC of APC last week announced the dissolution of the
Rivers State Executives of the party at all levels and appointed a seven-member
Caretaker Committee led by Chief Tony Okocha to steer the party’s affairs in
the state for the next six months.
Lukman, in a statement issued on Monday titled, ‘End of
Progressive Politics’, also accused President Bola Tinu and the National
Chairman of the party, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje of entrenching “Garrison Politics”
in the party.
The party chieftain said it was an indication that the NWC
was preparing the stage for the emergence of the Minister of Federal Capital
Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike as the new leader of the party.
Lukman recalled that Okocha, who was alleged to be a
supporter and political ally of Wike, led a delegation of Wike’s loyalists on a
courtesy visit to the National Chairman of the party, Dr. Abdulahi Ganduje on
Thursday, October 6, 2023 where he alleged that Rotimi Ameachi worked against
President Bola Tinubu in the last election.
He noted that even without those allegations, it was public
knowledge that Amaechi and many other APC Presidential aspirants for the 2023
elections have taken a backseat largely because President Asiwaju Tinubu has
not demonstrated any interest to work with them.
He said: “Given all these unfolding developments in APC, it
is very clear that the NWC decision, dissolving Rivers State Executives of the
party at all levels, is preparing the stage for the emergence of Barr. Wike as
the new leader of APC in Rivers State.
“With Chief Okocha, who is alleged to be a political ally of
Barr. Wike given the responsibility of serving as Caretaker Chairman, it simply
means that all the new emerging executives for APC at all levels in Rivers
State will be Barr. Wike’s supporters. This is the dirty politics at play in
Rivers State.”
Lukman wondered if Tinubu supported the removal of Senator
Abdulahi Adamu as the chairman of the party, only to install Ganduje who would
not say no to him.
Lukman added: “With such reality, it simply means, the
structures of APC in FCT will also be dissolved to produce new APC leaders at
all levels of the party who will be loyal to Barr. Wike. And any state where
APC is led by people who might have opposed President Asiwaju Tinubu will
similarly be dissolved.”
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