Tag: Dr Salihu Lukman

Nigeria’s Insecurity and Communication Problems

Aminu Imam

Dr. Salihu Moh. Lukman On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, reports emerged in the Nigerian media, alleging that Nigerian Armed Forces are yet to fully deploy the A-29 Super Tucano fighter jets procured from the United States against bandits in the North-West because of an agreement, which require Nigeria to only use the jets on terrorists and insurgents. Interestingly, the next day, Thursday, October 21, 2021, so-called bandits planted explosives on Abuja-Kaduna rail line and attack passenger train, which led to the suspension of the Abuja-Kaduna train services for almost 48…

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‘Explosive attack on Kaduna-Abuja rail confirmation of bandits as terrorists’ — APC chieftain

Aminu Imam

The Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Progressive Governors Forum, (PGF), Dr. Salihu Moh Lukman, has declared that nothing else could have confirmed that bandits are terrorists than the recent attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train. He angrily chided Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, for; “irresponsibly mobilising opposition against declaring bandits’ terrorists, emphasising that bandits like terrorists are people that threaten the lives of innocent citizens. In a statement he issued, titled; ‘Nigeria’s insecurity and communication problems’, Lukman also frowned at the damning publication in London magazine, The Economist, arguing…

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Killings: ‘There’s urgent need for radical reform of security structure, accountability of agencies’ – APC PGF DG

Aminu Imam

The Director-General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Salihu Moh Lukman, says he believes that despite the recent achievement of the administration in the fight against insurgency, noticed in the rollback in the activities of Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists in the Northeast, that a lot still needs to be done to restore sanity in parts of the country. The PGF DG, in an opinion article released Friday, expressed the view that the present security structure in the country needs radical reform and overhaul in favour of a Community-based system…

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2023: APC requires strategic succession arrangement as Buhari serves last term – Dr. Lukman

Ishaku Yohanna

By Godwin Amunde Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Dr. Salihu Lukman said the All Progressives Congress (APC) requires strategic succession arrangement considering the fact that President Muhammadu Buhari is serving his last term in order to remain in power beyond 2023 and guarantee the retention of all electoral advantages. In a statement titled: “Nigerian Democratisation and Internal Party Contest for Leadership,” Dr. Lukman also said part of the challenge facing Nigerian politics today is the difficulty in institutionalizing and mainstreaming political competition within political parties. Dr. Lukman…

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