APC slams suspension on top party official, 6 days to presidential election

The All Progressive Congress (APC) has slammed suspension on the party’s North East National Vice Chairman, Comrade Mustapha Salihu, on Sunday, over allegations of “gross abuse of office, conspiracy and acts typical of anti-party”.

The leadership of the APC in Rumde Ward of Yola North local government area, announced via a statement made public late on Sunday that Mustapha Salihu had been suspended from the party.

In the suspension letter addressed to the National Chairman of the party through the acting state chairman and the chairman APC Yola North local government area and jointly signed by the ward’s vice chairman, the secretary and 16 other executive members of the party in the ward, the ward executives wished that the suspension would be favourably acted upon.

The suspension is coming about six days to 2023 presidential and national assembly elections scheduled for February 25.