Salihu Lukman, a former member of the national working committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has warned President Bola Tinubu against picking Abdullahi Ganduje, former governor of Kano, as the next chairman of the party.
Lukman who recently resigned as a member of the APC NWC, said that the choice of the former governor of Kano as the chairman of the party would make Tinubu’s administration and the party unpopular if succeeds.
In a statement on Thursday, the APC chieftain said the president lacks the power to pick the party’s national chairman.
“No section of the APC constitution gives anyone, including President Asiwaju Tinubu the power to act in any contrary way. Therefore, if this provision of the APC constitution is to be respected, the Nasarawa State Executive Committee of the APC, which is where Sen. Adamu comes from should have the right to propose a replacement, which should be endorsed by the State Congress and the Zonal Executive Committee,” he said
“In the event of vacancy, the office shall be filled as follows: i. In the case of a National/Zonal Officer, the State Executive Committee shall propose a replacement to the State Congress and Zonal Executive Committee for endorsement. Thereafter, the name shall be sent to the National Working Committee, which shall forward same to the National Executive Committee for approval,” the section reads.
He added that the leadership of the party often looks at the implementation of the opinion of the president irrespective of the legal constraints and moral burden
“The dominant view among leaders is that once President Asiwaju Tinubu has decided on an issue, we should just simply work for its success even with all the legal and moral questions,” he said.
