2023: APC Chieftain Reveals Main Reason why Party may Lose Presidential Election

- A chieftain of the APC, Salihu Lukman, has raised concerns about the party's ability to win the next presidential poll

- Ahead of 2023, the politician advised the APC to be mindful of enemies from within the ruling party

- Lukman maintained that internal disagreement among leaders led to the party's defeat in some states during the 2019 general elections

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Salihu Lukman, the director-general of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) has said All Progressives Congress (APC) may not be able to win the next presidential election.

According to The Punch, Lukman, made the statement on Monday, April 12, in a paper titled, Determining Factors for 2023 Contests in APC: Internal Contest and Inconvenient Reality.

Lukman while advising members of the ruling party against having what he called “blind trust” in some of the leaders, warned that the APC may not have its candidate to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.

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The APC chieftain recalled how the party during the 2019 general elections lost the governorship polls in some states. He attributed the loss to sabotage by APC leaders in the affected states.

He went on to call for regulation of party leaders’ activities especially elected representatives, saying the inability to do this will be injurious to the vision of the APC as a truly progressive party.

As the general elections draw closer, the director-general of the PGF warned the governing party to be mindful of enemies from within, The Nation reports.

The politician is of the opinion that the electoral prospects of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other opposition parties are dependent on the outcome of internal contests in APC.

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Lukman said the current leadership of the party led by Mai Mala Buni, is making the same mistake made by Adams Oshiomhole-led leadership.

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He insisted that the same situation in which there is no meeting of the organs of the party is playing out under the Yobe state governor-led APCCECC.

He said it must be known if the caretaker committee is resolving issues that led to the dissolution of Oshiomhole-led NWC.

Source: Legit.ng