APC crisis: Amidst threats, Lukman begs NWC, promises to withdraw suit

By Ikechukwu Okaforadi

All Progressives Congress

(APC) has threatened that the party will not condone any act of indiscipline from any member of the National Working Committee (NWC) no matter how highly placed.

The warning is sequel to Court suit and verbal attacks against the party by a member of the National Working Committee (NWC) from the North West, Salihu Lukman, particularly against the National chairman of the party, Abdullahi Adamu, over management of the party affairs.

Briefing journàlists on Wednesday after the party’s NWC meeting at its National Secretariat, Abuja, National Vice Chairman, North East, Salihu Mustapha, who made this disclosure, also said his colleague on the NWC, Salihu Lukman, has apologised over his recent disrespect towards the National Chairman, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, and agreed to withdraw his court case against Adamu.

Mustapha said: “We are here to intimate you with the proceedings of the National Working Committee and consultations with our brother, the National Vice Chairman North West, Comrade Salihu Lukman, on issues you are aware of, like the legal case he initiated and some other publications credited to him.

We are able to reach the resolution that his suit is going to be withdrawn and unconditionally he has tendered his apology for any seeming embarrassment his suit and publications may have caused.”

Mustapha continued “We want to affirm the fact that we are one indivisible committee, that we would continue to work together as an ideal Working Committee of an ideal party.

“We want to reiterate the fact that this party will not condone indiscipline whereby one or two people of one organ that is not qualified will just sit and say they have suspended or expelled one of our members.

“A case study is what happened in the South-South. This party will not tolerate it. We are looking into investigating the matter and we will ensure that we bring to book all individuals or organs which brought these irregularities without following our constitution.”

L-R: Ambassador Ahmed Sulu-Gambari and Ambassador Dayo Adeoye after being inaugurated as Ambassadors by the Honourable Minister of state, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada on Tuesday in Abuja