APC Vice Chair acknowledges Labour Party more vibrant
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
All Progressives Congress (APC) Vice Chairman (North West), Salihu Lukman, has acknowledged the Labour Party (LP) is more popular than other political parties in the country, including President Bola Tinubu’s APC, because Nigerians are frustrated with all other political parties.
Nigerians are tired of the docility and lack of innovation in the APC, hence their resolve to seek a party with a vibrant and functional structure, Lukman explained in a statement.
Besides the usual structure already in existence for years, he noted, no brilliant structural adjustment or innovation has been initiated in the APC.
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APC lacks proper organisation
“In addition to these organs (NAC, NEC and national caucus), the amended APC constitution created three new structures, namely the women’s wing; youth wing and persons living with disabilities wing,” Lukman stressed, according to The PUNCH.
“Outside the initiatives of the presiding officers of these three structures – national women’s leader, national youth leader and national leader of persons living with disabilities – since April 2022, following the assumption of office of the Sen. Abdullahi Adamu-led NWC, nothing has been done to organise the women, youth and persons living with disabilities’ wings.
“The popularity of the Labour Party during the 2023 elections is partly a reflection of the frustration of Nigerians with our political parties, including the APC.
“Nigerians are looking for parties with vibrant structures whose internal debates and contests would aggregate the diverse interests of Nigerians.”
Lukman said as long as the APC is operated as a “closed structure,” Tinubu would lack legitimacy to win the support of Nigerians especially in the implementation of difficult policies.
“No doubt, difficult decisions must be taken to effectively resolve our challenges as a nation. However, in taking those difficult decisions, it will be much easier to implement when the government is able to win the support of Nigerians through engagements with organised groups.”