Yakubu Busari
Some aggrieved chieftain members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Jos-North and Bassa Local Government Areas of Plateau State, said they have perfected plans defection out of the party, ahead of the forthcoming 26th February 2022 bye-election into Bassa/Jos-North Federal Constituency.
A close source in Hon. Suleiman Yahaya-Kwande’s camp of the APC, said their boss and many other party excos and members within Jos-North and Bassa LGA will soon defect out of the party.
The APC has on 1 & 2 February, 2022 held a bye-primary election to fill in the vacant seat of Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency, where Hon. Suleiman Yahaya-Kwande, faulted subversion of his lawful votes against Hon. Abbey Aku, by the electoral committee.
According to Kwande’s close aide, they have appealed the, “wrong done to us, but we learnt that the seat of power within the state is still insisting that its anointed aspirant must be fielded.”
“I am telling you that massive defection looms in the Jos-North and Bassa chapter of the APC, and this is sequel to the fall out of the bye-primary election, where our valid votes were subverted.
“Our principal is one of the founding members of the APC, he has won the primary but the power that be is rooting for an unpopular anointed candidate of the Governor,” he alleged.
The source said Kwande’s popularity is glaring, that despite heavy Government pressure, intimidation of delegates, and monetary inducements, yet Kwande who hails from Jos-North virtually won the primary election.
He said pressure has been mounted on their boss, and they have widely consulted, “soon we will make known to the constituents our position, but defection is imminent.”
He said it is possible for them to defect to the PRP, to support it’s flag-bearer.
Our correspondent reports that Gwani Muhammad Adam, another chieftain of the APC, has alongside teeming supporters defected to the People’s Redemption Party (PRP).
His political associates, Joseph Mark, said they were impressed to do what they did, having the APC denied them the right of free space to aspire to vie for the vacant seat of Bassa Jos/North Federal Constituency, under the APC.
It is also on record that Alhaji Sama’ila Rukuba, another chieftain of the APC has defected to African Democratic Congress (ADC), to be it’s flag bearer.
