By Bashir Mohammed
Kano
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bebeji local government area of Kano state has expelled the suspended House of Representatives member, Alhaji Abdulmumini Jibrin-Kofa, from the party over alleged anti-party activities.
Jibrin-Kofa, a member representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal constituency in Kano state, was suspended by House of Representatives for exposing alleged budget padding in the green chamber.
The local government party chairman, Alhaji Sani Kanti-Ranka, announced Jibrin-Kofa’s expulsion while addressing a news conference in Kano yesterday.
He said the decision to expel the suspended lawmaker from the party followed series of allegations leveled against him in connection with the attempt to create divisions in the party.
“He is also being accused of trying to change the leadership of the party at the local government and all the 14 wards level in Bebeji local government.
“Similarly, he is expelled from the party at the local government because he is sabotaging the state governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, in addition to being disloyal and disrespectful to the National leadership of the party,” he said.
He said the offences were contrary to the APC Constitution; hence the decision of the party to set up a committee which sought his reaction on the allegations.
He said the five-member committee had invited Jibrin-Kofa to depend himself, but he failed to do.
He said following his refusal to appear before the committee, the party had no option than to expel him.
The expulsion letter which was signed by the Kofa ward Chairman and Secretary of the party, Hudu Musa-Kofa and Jibrin Yunusa-Kofa, was copied to Governor Ganduje and the state party chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas.
Efforts made to contact Jibrin-Kofa failed as all his mobile phone lines were not going through.
Similar efforts made to send him a text message also failed as the message refused to go.
