The internal crisis rocking Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has taken turn for the worse following the decision of Salihu Lukman, the Vice Chairman, Northwest of the party, to sue his boss, and National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu.
Lukman took Adamu to court barely 24 hours after Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President-elect held a meeting with the governors-elect on the platform of the party to work harmoniously with Adamu for the good of the party.
Tinubu’s charge to the governors came on the crest of the contest for the position of Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Two weeks ago, Lukman had threatened to sue Adamu and Iyiola Omisore, the party’s National Secretary over alleged mismanagement of the party’s funds.
Lukman had called for the conveyance of the National Executive Council, NEC, meeting, where the issue will be discussed. The party has yet to call for such a meeting.
According to The Cable, Lukman has now made good his threat by dragging the party chieftains to court.
The online newspaper citing a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/573/2023, said Lukman is asking the court to determine whether the defendants are not obligated to convene a NEC meeting where the issues he raised will be explained.
The Vice Chairman asked the court for; “An order mandating/directing the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd defendants to immediately call for or cause to be called and held the meeting of the NEC of the APC for purpose of presenting proposed guidelines and regulations governing the conduct of elections to the party offices at all levels and procedure for selecting party candidates for elective offices, including the selection and zoning of the leadership of the national assembly to the members of the national executive committee.
“An order mandating/directing the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd defendants to immediately call for or cause to be called and held the meeting of the national executive committee of the APC for the purpose of presenting the financial report on income and expenditure of the APC from the date of the last NEC Meeting which was 20 April 2022 to the last NWC Meeting which held on 17th April 2023 to the members of the national executive committee.”
Tinubu, according to a statement from the Office of the President-elect signed by Tunde Rahman, told the governors and former governorship candidates of the party during the meeting that “whether you return or not, this is our government. Once we know what we are doing and communicating as elected leaders and loyal party men, we will conquer the challenge,” on those to lead the National Assembly.
