Tag: Salihu Lukman

Silver bullet politics and challenges of democracy, by Salihu Lukman

Emporium Reporters

Reacting to President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s National Broadcast of Monday, July 31, 2023, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), dismissed it arguing that it is ‘not the silver bullet Nigerians expected’. Silver bullet simply means that the national broadcast of President Asiwaju Tinubu failed to address the problems facing Nigerians. Given that the main issue, which the national broadcast of President Asiwaju Tinubu sought to address has to do with the hardship facing Nigerians occasioned by the withdrawal of petrol subsidy, beyond the issues contained in the national broadcast, what is NLC…

Issues for APC 2023 presidential campaign, by Salihu Lukman

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  In his acceptance speech, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, having won the Presidential primary election of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu emphasised that we ‘must work to ensure PDP does not return to power after 16 years of colossal failure.’ Given the way the contest for the Presidential primary went, the challenge of uniting APC leaders to work for the victory of the party in the 2023 general elections and defeat all opposition parties, including the PDP is certainly an important precondition for winning the 2023 elections. Without…

APC Convention: Salihu Lukman and his Yaro Yaro Tunes

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APC Convention: Salihu Lukman and his Propelled by a chronic itching sensation to write even when there is no need for the ousted Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum, Salihu Lukman continues to spew out his unconnected load of gibberish which he calls political writings on his ‘beloved’ party, All Progressives Congress(APC). After his removal from office as the DG of PGF, he has now re-christened himself as ‘Freelance APC Campaigner.’ For a start, Lukman’s style of writing does not appeal to me as it’s too winding, boring, unnecessarily lengthy…

Salihu Lukman resigns as DG APC Governors’ Forum

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The Director-General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Salihu Lukman, has resigned from his position.   Cable reports that some of the governors of the ruling party met on Sunday, calling for his urgent resignation. The resignation came on the heels of the controversy surrounding the planned convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC). From media reports, Lukman had consistently warned against the further delay of the National Convention noting that any of such delay may lead to the party’s political grave. In a statement on Friday, he had argued…