Salihu Lukman, a former vice-chairman (north-west) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he has suspended his membership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
In a statement addressed to David Mark, ADC national
chairman, Lukman said he could no longer endure what he termed “painful hostile
treatment” from Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna.
Lukman said he has been consistently sidelined regarding
leadership representation in Kaduna, leaving him feeling “reduced to the status
of a bastard”.
“I will spend some time reflecting and deciding what I want
to do with my life. My expectation that we will build the ADC into a strong
Democratic Party has been diminished,” the statement reads.
“For many coalition leaders, the objective of rescuing our
democracy is just about allowing them to have their way even when their actions
are to reproduce the old habits that destroyed our former parties.
Consequently, the party, ADC, is incrementally being reduced to a marginal
participant in the 2027 elections.
“I have spent more than a year trying to unite leaders in
Kaduna. For Mallam Nasir and his people, I am the problem. I have decided to
resolve the problem for them and everyone. I have suspended my membership of
the party and the coalition because of the reasons above.
“It is better to be inactive than to continue to chase
dashed expectations. For now, I will appeal to you and all leaders of the party
and the coalition to please respect my decision on this matter.”
Lukman also accused Rotimi Amaechi, Vice-Presidential
candidate of the ADC, of associating with party members who are not loyal to
the party.
“Already, I can see that HE Amaechi is in overdrive mode and
is reaching out to people from Kaduna with questionable commitment,” he said.
“Whatever he wants to do with them is certainly not about
building the party into a strong Democratic Party, which is why the views of
those of us from Kaduna don’t matter. This is disrespectful, and I wish him
good luck.”
Lukman added that his decision to suspend his membership of
the ADC does not affect his official relationship with Mark and other ADC
leaders.
“But it has everything to do with the disdainful treatment
being meted out to me by some few coalition leaders, especially Mallam Nasir
and his supporters in Kaduna. I am sorry, I just can’t continue.”
Lukman, a former director-general of the Progressive
Governors Forum (PGF), quit the APC in 2024.
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