From Umar Dankano,Yola
The Adamawa state executive committee of the All Progressives Congress,APC has announced the adoption and ratification of Barrister Idris Shuaibu as the substantive chairman of the party in the state.
Recalled that, the party has been experiencing in-house squabble after the conduct of the party’s 2023 governorship primary elections which was enveloped with misgivings and mistrust among the governorship seat contenders, a situation that forced the resignation of former chairman Ibrahim Bilal and subsequent emergence of his deputy (Chairman) ,Mr. Samaila Tadawus as the Acting Chairman.
However, at an emergency meeting of the committee and some critical stakeholders of the party in Yola recently, the Secretary of the party,Dr. Raymond Chidama tabled a memo written to the party by the members of the Northern Senatorial Zone informing the party of their resolution to fill the vacant seat of state chairman with the party’s legal Adviser, Barrister Idris Shuaibu, maintaining that the slot still belongs to their zone.
Affirming the request as demanded by the Northern Zone stakeholders, the State Executive Committee (SEC) approved the nomination of Barrister Idris Shuaibu as the substantive chairman at the meeting through a motion moved by former speaker and member representing Yola South state constituency of the State Assembly,Hon.Kabiru Maijinyawa and was seconded by the APC state’s Algon Chairman,Hon Abubakar Audu accordingly.
Dr. Chidama said the committee’s resolution was based on the written memo from the Northern Senatorial Zone in which Idris was endorsed in view of his leadership qualities and performance as the party’s Legal Advisor.
The party’s scribe noted that the state Secretariat of party would communicate the National Secretariat on the recent development immediately calling on party’s leaders and faithfuls to accord the new Barrister Idris’s leadership needed support and cooperation.
Speaking also,state Woman leader of the party,Hon.Patricia Yohannah said the development is normal in politics urging all and sundry to support the new sheriff in town.
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