APC Crisis: Intrigues as Powerful Northern Senator Resigns As Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Chairman

• The APC in Adamawa has suffered a major setback as its top member, Aishatu Dahiru, who is popularly known as Binani as the campaign coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima presidential campaign council in the state
• In a statement she personally signed, Aishatu said she is stepping aside pending the outcome of her appeal against the nullification of her governorship candidature
• A source within her camp disclosed that the senator resigned after some members of the party angered her with their comments against some critical stakeholders in the party

Yola, Adamawa - Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, popularly known as Binani, has stepped down as the coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima campaign council in Adamawa State.

This was disclosed in a statement she personally signed, indicating her intention to step aside till the outcome of the appeal she filed against the nullification of her election as the governorship candidate of the APC in the state, Daily Trust reported.

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Recall that Binani won the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in the state but was recently annulled by a federal high court in Yola.

Her statement reads in part:

“Senator Aishatu Binani steps aside as Adamawa State Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Coordinator pending the outcome of Appeal Court case filed. The PCC is urged to appoint an interim coordinator in the meantime.”

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She has been accused by the party's leadership in the state of sidelining the party as she singlehandedly appointed campaign team members in the state.

A source within her camp disclosed that she decided to quit the position on Thursday, November 3, when a remark against some senior stakeholders of the party, including ex-governor Murtala Nyako, from a party member, angered her.

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"Conspiracy against women is too much": Protests as court disqualified only female guber aspirant in 2023 poll

Legit.ng earlier reported that women in Adamawa have thronged out in their hundreds to protest against the high court judgment that nullified the APC governorship primary that produced Aishatu Binani.

Binani's opponent in the election, Nuru Ribadu, challenged her victory, and the court agreed that the primary was not conducted in accordance with the relevant rules.

The senator is the only female governorship aspirant in Nigeria, and the court not only disqualified but also stopped the party from participating in the guber election.

Source: Legit.ng