- A former member of the House of Representatives Emmanuel Bello, has reported defected to APC to the Social Democratic Party
- Bello did not only dump the APC for the SDP but also went with his supporters
- He said the party is dead in the state, lacking cohesion and unity required to present a common front for the people
A former member of the House of Representatives, Chief Emmanuel Bello, and his supporters have reportedly dumped the APC to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), to contest gubernatorial election in Adamawa state.
Leadership reports that Emmanuel, who led 100,000 of his supporters, over the weekend, defected to his new party in Yola, said his former party APC, lacks cohesion and unity required to forge a common front for the people of the state.
He further noted that the ideals and fundamentals of the ruling APC has been thwarted away by some dominant forces.
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According to him, ''I have decided to move away from the confusion in the APC and graciously join the Social Democratic Party (SDP), after due consultations with my supporters across the 21 local government areas in the state.
''Since I became member of APC in Adamawa state, I have never been invited for a meeting of any structure of the party in the state.
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''The party is dead in Adamawa state, lacks cohesion and unity required to present a common front for the people of the state.''
The lawmaker maintained that he has found great relief working with people of like minds who belief in moving the state and country forwards.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that the entire members of the state House of Assembly passed a vote of confidence on the APC national executive led by the party’s national chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun.
Led by its speaker, Rt. Hon. Kabiru Mijinyawa, on a visit to the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) at the national secretariat in Abuja, the Adamawa lawmakers particularly hailed the leadership style of the APC national chairman.
Led by its speaker, Rt. Hon. Kabiru Mijinyawa, on a visit to the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) at the national secretariat in Abuja, the Adamawa lawmakers particularly hailed the leadership style of the APC national chairman.
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Source: Naija.ng