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It will be a tough electioneering time for Ishaku Elisha Abbo, the Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District of Adamawa state, in the 9th National Assembly for making, what the constituents considered as unreasonable, unpardonable unguarded comments against the president and vice presidential candidates of APC, the party he defected to following his open criticisms typical of casting aspersions on Adamawa state governor, elected under the PDP umbrella.
Joining the popular constituents call, over what they consider anti-party activities, the Mubi North Local Government chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, after the adoption of a disciplinary committee report, has decided to expel Senator Ishaku Abbo from the party.
The party accused Ishaku of carrying out anti-party activities thereby tempering the party’s internal Democracy, which they accorded him a fair hearing to defend himself.
The committee in a press statement signed by the Local Government Party PRO, Adamu Umaru, decided against Abbo because of his open attack on Senator Kashim Sehttima, Tinubu’s running mate of the APC for the coming 2023 election.
“Consequently, 29 members of the committee have approved the report of the disciplinary committee dated 5th date of October 2022 wherefore expel Senator Elisha Ishaku Abbo based on the interview granted on AIT where he was condemning and criticizing the party Presidential flag bearer Sen Ahmed Bola Tinubu for his choice of a running mate, Sen Kashim Shettima on the program tagged ” focus”. The state said
The committee also slammed the suspension on the Senator because he was reported by Premium Times to back impeachment plans against President Muhammadu Buhari.
“It’s in line with the APC Constitution that Senator Abbo offended the provision of article 21.2 paragraphs 2 and 7 of the APC Constitution 2022 whereby attracted the punishment of expulsion from the party as provided in article 2.15 paragraph g of the same APC Constitution.
“For the avoidance of doubt, we the executive committee of APC, Mubi North hereby approved the expulsion of Senator Ishaku Abbo from APC, on the 7th day of October 2022.
“We appeal to all members to avail themselves of the provision of the constitution and remain focused on the betterment and victory of the party at all quarters”. The statement further stated.
The committee while briefing newsmen in Mubi said, their decision was backed by the National executive of the party as they are aware of what has taken place to serve as deterrent to all disobedient members.
Commenting on the development, the PDP sympathisers, adopting the idiomatic expression, taken from William Shakespeare’s play, “Troilus and Cressida,” simplify wished Abbo away with “good riddance to bad rubbish,” explaining that “Abbo’s senatorial seat belongs to PDP. He went with it to the APC that eventually disowned him for the unguarded comments”.
Reacting to the expulsion notice, Abbo’s political ally is reported as saying that “I assure you this can’t stand, they didn’t follow what it takes to remove a party member of Abbo’s standing.
“I’m therefore telling you without mincing words that Senator Abbo is still a member of APC, a senior stakeholder, not only in Mubi North but in the whole of Adamawa state”.