The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the series of attacks on the party by its former National Working Committee (NWC) member, Dr. Salihu Moh. Lukman.
It described him as a failed politician in search of relevance.
In a statement, titled: Salihu Lukman: A Cantankerous Political Rodomont, yesterday in Abuja, APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka said Lukman’s recent attacks on the party were attempts by the former National Vice Chairman (Northwest) to seek political relevance.
“One day, Lukman claims to be a progressive committed to fixing the People Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) 16 years of rot; another day, he proclaims abiding faith in the capacity of the PDP and decadent political opposition to save Nigeria. Lacking conviction or staying power to justify any cause, Lukman is not in any position to advise Nigerians on how to vote or who to vote for,” the statement said.
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Tracing the erstwhile party official’s political antecedent, Morka said: “Lukman’s history is one of opportunistic politicking, consistently prioritising his personal ego and interests over the interest of any and all institutions he has ever served. With a highly solipsistic disposition, Lukman is always right – never wrong – wallowing in his bubble of self-importance while deprecating group and national interests.
“His latest call for opposition leaders to unite against the APC is a calculated move to cobble political relevance, divert attention from the administration’s substantial progress, and further his own selfish agenda. Lukman is simply a cantankerous political rodomont.
“It is ludicrous to tout opposition PDP and Labour Party (LP) that cannot even manage their internal affairs as capable of offering responsible and visionary leadership to Nigeria. The same opposition parties that Lukman devoted a good number of years lampooning as inept, chronically corrupt, unpatriotic and destructive to our democracy.”