Post 2023 Election: Tension as Fresh Leadership Crisis Rocks APC

Post 2023 Election: Tension as Fresh Leadership Crisis Rocks APC

  • The APC in Bauchi state has been gripped by post-election challenges as a fresh leadership crisis rocks the party
  • The Bauchi State APC Patriotic Support Group is calling for the immediate resignation of the state chairman, Babayo Misau, following the party's loss in the state
  • Speaking on behalf of the group, Almustapha Zubairu said its objective is to call the attention of the leaders to the unhealthy development in APC Bauchi

Bauchi - Following its loss in the 2023 general election, there is suspicious tension in the Bauchi state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after a fresh leadership crisis engulfed the party.

According to The Tribune, the crisis had led to the call for the immediate resignation of Babayo Misau, the Bauchi state chairman of the party.

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APC Bauchi suffers crisis

This was disclosed in an open letter by the Bauchi State APC Patriotic Support Group, addressed to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu; vice president-elect, Kashim Shettima and the APC national leadership in Abuja.

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Addressing journalists in Bauchi on Wednesday, March 29, the group declared that urgent efforts must be made to rescue the APC in Bauchi state.

Almustapha Zubairu, a group member who spoke on behalf of others, disclosed the group's objective.

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Zubair stated that they are out to highlight the unhealthy development in the state chapter of the APC, hoping that it will draw the attention of the party leaders at the top to restore confidence, justice, trust, and respect for the party's constitution and discipline.

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He said:

“it’s no longer news that we collectively resolved to reject in its entirety, the Governorship election results and challenge the outcome in courts of law because the elections was marred by fraud and gross violations of electoral act and other enabling laws.”

"Rivers voters were whipped, issued death threats, forced to vote PDP": APC's Cole

Legit.ng earlier reported that the governorship candidate of the APC in Rivers state during the March 18 election, Tonye Cole, had alleged that there was heavy voter intimidation during the election.

According to Cole, voters were whipped and issued death threats, leading to a low turnout of voters during the poll.

The APC chieftain alleged that the PDP masterminded the act using the state's local government chairmen and councillors.

Source: Legit.ng

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