APC National Vice Chairman, Salihu Lukeman Resigns His Position
The National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mallam Salihu Lukman has tendered his resignation letter from his position.
The National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mallam Salihu Lukman, has tendered his resignation letter from his position.
Lukman officially submitted his letter of resignation on Wednesday to the Acting National Chairman of the party, Senator Abubakar Kyari.
The resignation is barely a week, the National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and the National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore, were asked to step down from their positions by some members of the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party.
The Vice Chairman, who comes from the North-West region, claimed that his resignation was sequel to the alleged illegal acts and interference in the affairs of the party, which he claimed, was at variance with the vision of the founding fathers.
Lukman disclosed in his letter of resignation that it was better he resigned rather than remained in the party to continue his agitation and be seen as a distraction.
The letter read, “Your Excellency, I hereby kindly resign my position as National Vice Chairman, North-West of our great party, All Progressives Congress. My resignation is with immediate effect, which becomes necessary given my conviction that the atmosphere in the party is completely at variance with the founding vision of forming a progressive party.
“Rather than remaining in the leadership of the party and becoming a source of distraction for leaders and especially for the young government of President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, it is better to excuse myself and take time off from politics.
“I will however retain my membership of the party in the hope that our leaders, especially President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will retract from acts that will be unjust and illegal, which is crucial to any claim of being democratic or progressive whether as politicians or as patriotic Nigerians.”
He commended the former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, for nominating and standing by him throughout his tenure adding that he would continue to support the party in every way that he can.
“I wish to convey my sincere gratitude to our leaders in Kaduna, especially Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai for finding me worthy of nomination to serve at the highest level of the party’s leadership.
“I do hope all our leaders will appreciate that I am left with no option in the circumstance. I wish the party and all our leaders, especially President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu all the best and will continue to give my modest support towards the success of the party from the background,” he said.
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