The National Secretary of All Progressives Congress, Senator Iyiola Omisore, criticised the National Vice Chairman of North-West, Malam Salihu Lukman, describing him as a loose cannon and the ‘black sheep’ in the party.
Omisore delivered the gavel on Tuesday night while also denying that the APC was aware of some disgruntled members plotting to remove the party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu.
Omisore who was fielding questions on Channels Television’s programme, ‘Politics Today’, said the development was surfacing barely two months after Lukman accused Adamu of running the party like a garrison commander.
Lukman had sued both Adamu and Omisore to court, for failing to render the party’s account, summoning a meeting of the National Executive Committee and breach of the party’s constitution.
But Omisore described the National Vice Chairman for North-West as a gas lighter who liked crying wolf where there was none.
“What else do you want us to do to him? Beat or kill him? When you listen to people like Lukman, you won’t know what is happening. This is your Lukman that doesn’t attend meetings. He is acting like a loose cannon.
“The NWC members are 25 and only one person, Lukman, has written so many letters, which bothers on ignorance on his part. About two months ago, he came to apologise and held a press conference to say he wasn’t well informed about what he did. All he said were things done within the party. He never attends party meetings,” Omisore said.
Omisore dismissed the report that many APC supporters and NWC members wanted Adamu to be removed.
He also berated those secretly backing or standing by Lukman’s philosophy, saying they were ‘cowards.’
“We are not aware of any. But know that they are cowards too. There are cowards everywhere. So it is not impossible. But the point is that out of 25 members of the NWC, only one person is the ‘black sheep.’
“He is just used to doing the rantings. There is nothing special about it. This was somebody who came to apologise openly at a press conference. How can you take someone like that seriously?” he quipped.
