By Gabriel Atumeyi
365Daily – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expelled the Caretaker Chairman of Yola South Local Government Area (LGA), Alhaji Sulaiman Adamu, over a viral video where he was seen wishing President Muhammadu Buhari dead.
Daily Nigerian had reported that Adamu made the denigrating remark during a meeting of some APC chieftains, where he said if he was asked to choose between Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, he would rather go for the latter.
It was gathered that high-profile party members at the meeting included the immediate past Governor of Adamawa State, Muhammadu Bindow, and the immediate past Speaker of Adamawa State House of Assembly, who is the incumbent member representing Yola South constituency in the state House of Assembly, Kabiru Mijinyawa.
It was also learnt that the said the meeting took place on Sunday, August 8, 2021, at the residence of the former Commissioner of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs under the Bindow administration, Mustapha Barkindo-Mustapha.
In a statement issued on Thursday, September 2, 2021, by the National Secretary of APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, the APC said his expulsion was with immediate effect.
The party added that the decision is the outcome of the report on his conduct and recommendations of the 7-member disciplinary committee setup by the Adamawa State Working Committee to investigate the offences committed by him against the interest of the party.
It further said it found Adamu guilty of bringing the image of the party to disrepute, thereby creating doubt on his leadership quality and loyalty to the party.
The statement reads: “The All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) has ratified the expulsion of the Party’s Caretaker Chairman of Yola South Local Government Area, Adamawa State, Alhaji Sulaiman Adamu. His expulsion from the party takes immediate effect.
“The is part of the resolutions reached at the 16th meeting of the CECPC held at the Party’s National Secretariat, Buhari House in Abuja on Wednesday, September 1, 2021.
“The CECPC received and deliberated on the report of his infractions and recommendations of the 7-member disciplinary committee setup by the Adamawa State Working Committee to investigate the offences committed by Alhaji Sulaiman Adamu against the interest of the party.
“Recall the viral video in which Alhaji Sulaiman Adamu made unwholesome utterances on President Muhammadu Buhari, the Leader of the Party.
“He was also found guilty of bringing the image of the party to disrepute thereby creating doubt on his leadership quality and loyalty to the party.
“The CECPC calls on party members to always demonstrate self-discipline and restraint by desisting from acts and utterances that are inimical to the interest of the party.”
The Adamawa State chapter of the APC led by Alhaji Ibrahim Bilal had earlier slammed an indefinite suspension on Adamu .