On Wednesday, nine additional local government chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gombe State backed the decision of Kashere ward officials to expel former Governor Danjuma Goje from the party. This move follows the earlier expressions of support from the Akko and Yalmatu Deba Local Government executives over the punitive measure against Goje.
The Kashere ward APC, led by Chairman Tanimu Abdullahi, had announced Goje’s expulsion from the party on April 18. The decision followed an investigation of allegations of anti-party activities levelled against the former governor. Among the allegations listed were “open support for opposition party candidates by hosting the New Nigeria People’s Party governorship candidate and the Peoples Democratic Party Akko Federal House of Representatives candidate at his residence and offering support against the interest of his party, the APC, among many other instances. Making unguarded utterances and pronouncements capable of undermining the APC administration in Gombe State.”
Officials from Billiri, Gombe, Akko, Yalmatu Deba, Kaltungo, Shongom, Dukku, Nafada, Funakaye, and Balanga LGAs expressed their support for the Kashere ward APC’s decision to expel Goje. They praised Abdullahi and his executive members for taking disciplinary measures against party members and officials who commit anti-party activities before, during, and after the 2023 general elections.
The officials also endorsed incumbent governor Muhammadu Yahaya as the leader of the APC in the state. The chairman of Gombe LGA chapter of APC, Abubakar Danladi, expressed concern over the alleged charge of grave misconduct and anti-party activities levelled against some party members and officials. Danladi disclosed that such activities undermined the success of the party and caused serious harm to the party’s unity and progress.
Ayuba Hassan, APC Kaltungo LGA chairman, expressed his unreserved confidence in the leadership and stewardship of the governor as the leader of the party in Gombe state. He added that his members were in support of Goje’s expulsion. “The leaders and its Executive members support and endorse completely and without any reservation the decision of the APC Kashere ward Executive Committee to expel Goje for his shameful and unpardonable conduct of anti-party activities during the 2023 general elections,” the chairman said.
