2023 Guber Polls: Fresh Crisis Looms as APC Suspends Governorship Candidate in Taraba State
- With less than a week to the gubernatorial polls, the Taraba state chapter of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) is in commotion
- An emerging report has confirmed that the Taraba state APC announced the suspension of its guber candidate, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha
- However, Senator Bwacha was unfazed by the development as he tagged it as fake news perpetrated by aggrieved members who lost at the primaries
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The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has announced the suspension of its governorship candidate in Taraba state, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha.
As reported by the Punch newspaper, Senator Bwacha was suspended by the party on the premise of anti-party activities with less than a week to the governorship polls.
Source: UGC
The suspension order also directed Bwacha to suspend all his campaign activities as it would be termed illegal if he proceeded.
The order says:
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“Suspend the related illegal activities (campaign) and appear before the fact-finding committee on March 13 2023, to defend the allegations raised against you in a petition or face heavy consequences.”
Regarding the development, the senator called the alleged suspension "fake news."
Senator Bwacha disclosed that his alleged dismissal is the handwork of aggrieved opponents who lost at the primaries.
He said:
“Fake news. The signatories are not ward officials of APC. You (can) double-check with the party, please. It’s the handiwork of desperate losers in the primaries.”
His suspension, which was contained in a letter dated March 8 and signed by all the Mararaba, Donga Local Government ward executives of the APC, was obtained by our correspondent on Sunday.
The decision came on the heels of another contentious Federal High Court judgment which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to recognise Bwacha as the governorship candidate of APC in Taraba State.
Several reports confirmed that the Supreme Court sacked Senator Bwacha because the party did not conduct valid primaries.
Jubilation as Court Gives Final Verdict on APC Governorship Candidate's Case
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the court had given its final verdict in the case of Emmanuel Bwacha, the APC gubernatorial candidate for Taraba state.
Ahead of the March 11 election, the court has cleared him to contest for the state's number one seat of power.
Meanwhile, the court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to include Bwacha's name on its portal ahead of Saturday's poll.
Taraba Politics: After Supreme Court’s Verdict, Aspirant Serves APC, Bwacha Fresh Lawsuit
Meanwhile, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha's quest for power in Taraba state has again experienced a huge setback.
This is as an APC governorship aspirant in Taraba state, a few days before the 2023 general election, dragged Bwacha and the ruling party to court.
Meanwhile, Bwacha has continued his governorship campaign in the state, even after the Supreme Court nullified his nomination as the governorship candidate of the APC in Taraba.
Source: Legit.ng
