The Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum, PGF, Mr. Salihu Lukman has tasked leaders of Nigeria’s governing party the All Progressive Congress, APC to work towards creating a new Nigeria. Mr. Lukman said a new Nigeria is a country that is peaceful and secure along with tolerance and responsive politics, government and leaders.
This is contained in his book titled “APC and Campaign for Nigeria”.
In a press statement, Mr. Lukman said the book which will soon be released to the the public is the fourth in a series of publications aimed at critically evaluating political and governance initiatives in Nigeria under the APC led government of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The PGF Boss explained that for APC to achieve a new Nigeria, the leaders must be united and disciplined.
“For APC to achieve the goal of producing a new Nigeria, it must be a party with a leadership that is united, disciplined, and respectful. Re-organising the structures of APC should make the party functionally active in facilitating negotiations among leaders at all levels and all agreements reached must be respected by all. It is the process of negotiating and implementing agreements reached, which should be respected by all that can produce a New Nigeria!
“The new Nigeria being envisioned therefore should be a liberal political environment, which should promote critical and selfless criticisms.
“Campaigning for New Nigeria cannot be achieved by only lamenting about any failing or rationalising why we have what exist today. Members of APC should be able to push the leaders of the party to respond to the reality facing the country and ensure that Nigerians appropriately take responsibility. Nigerians must engage the issues with all the confidence that political leaders, especially President Buhari will favourably consider these proposals and strengthen the capacity of the party and its governments to mobilise Nigerians,” he said.
Mr. Lukman added that issues in the publication attempt to provide contextual analysis of challenges of insecurity, national unity, party building and policy engagement.
Suzan O.
