The executive council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gamawa Ward of Gamawa local government area of Bauchi State has suspended the National Ex-Officio of the party, Sirajo Dada over alleged anti-party activities indefinitely.
The Gamawa Ward APC executives also accused Dada of greed and hoarding of resources meant to be use to campaign for the success of the party’s candidates in the build up to both presidential and national assembly elections and gubernatorial and state assembly elections respectively. Instead, he used same to campaign for candidates of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).
Addressing a press conference at the Gamawa local government APC secretariat on Saturday, Deputy Chairman Gamawa Ward, Musa Garba Mohammed said the 18-member ward executive of the party unanimously passed a vote of no confidence on Sirajo Dada.
“We observed with utmost dismay that, Sirajo Dada who is the National Ex-Officio of the All Progressives Congress (APC) work against the success of the party in Gamawa local government. He engaged in anti-party activities during the elections and he was caught buying votes for People Redemption Party (PRP).
“Further investigations discovered that, most of his closest allies worked for the opposition parties.
“In view of the foregone, we hereby pass a vote of no confidence on Sirajo Dada and suspend him indefinitely as a member of our party with immediate effect.
“In line with article 21 (2) Offences against the party (II) anti-party activities or any conduct which is likely to embarrass or has adverse effect on the party or bring party into hatred, contempt, ridicule or disrepute,” he said.
The Deputy Chairman added that Dad’s suspension takes immediate effect.
Confirming this development, Gamawa Local APC Chairman, Ahmed Saleh Supa said the party has received a formal decision of the executives of Gamawa Ward against Dada in line with laid down rules .governing operations of the party.
He said same will be transmitted to the Bauchi State APC Chairman, Babayo Aliyu Misau for onward communication to the National leadership of the party.