I Am Tired of the Injustice in APC, Adamawa State Lawmaker Says, Dumps Party for PDP

I Am Tired of the Injustice in APC, Adamawa State Lawmaker Says, Dumps Party for PDP

  • Musa Umar has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress over what he described as injustice and lack of fairness
  • The lawmaker representing Mubi South in the Adamawa State House of Assembly consequently defected to PDP
  • Umar was once a personal assistant on ‘enjoyment’ to the immediate past governor, Jibrilla Bindow

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Adamawa - While some politicians are defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Musa Umar (Bororo), has done the opposite.

The lawmaker representing Mubi south in the Adamawa state House of Assembly has instead decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa, Punch Newspaper reports.

His reason is that the injustice in the APC is too much for him. He claimed there was a lack of fairness in the just concluded APC ward congresses.

Adamawa state lawmaker dumps APC for PDP
Adamawa state lawmaker says that he is tired of APC. Photo: All Progressives Congress
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He said:

“I’m tired of the injustice that’s in the APC family; they have been excluding me in so many of their functions. I have gone, gone to PDP for good.”

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Umar rose to the political limelight after his role as a personal assistant on ‘enjoyment’ to the immediate past governor, Jibrilla Bindow.

Meanwhile, the Adamawa state chapter of the APC, in its reaction to Umar’s defection on Saturday, said it long anticipated his move.

The acting assistant publicity secretary, APC, Mohammed Maya, argued that immediately after his inauguration, Musa had joined PDP with his spirit and soul, only his valueless body was dangling in APC.

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In another report, Femi Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of PDP on Monday, August 2, met with top chieftains of APC.

Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation, made this known via a Facebook post on Tuesday, August 3.

The former minister met with Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state, Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe (APC caretaker chairman), Senator Osita Izunaso and Senator Grace Bent.

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Fani-Kayode said he had deep and profound deliberations about critical national issues with the APC leaders.

Crisis in PDP deepens as three governors, stakeholders insist on Secondus' resignation

Meanwhile, the call for the resignation of the national chairman of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has split the party as the crisis reached its peak on Tuesday, August 3, following the resignation of seven members.

While some governors endorsed the resignation of Secondus, others want the party chairman to remain as the leader of the PDP.

Legit.ng gathered that the members of the party's NWC who resigned on Tuesday, August 3, based their grouse on what they termed as Secondus' poor leadership.

The report noted that the governors took different positions for and against the Secondus-led NWC, saying that eight out of 14 governors are for Secondus while three are against him and that the remaining three are sitting on the fence.

Source: Legit.ng

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