Bauchi APM in crisis as faction suspends chairman

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) within Bauchi State is currently experiencing internal turmoil after a faction of the party's executives suspended its chairman, Auwal Isah. The faction, headed by the party's secretary, Mohammed Nasir Yahaya, announced the suspension during a press conference on Wednesday. Yahaya justified his decision citing a lack of financial accountability, poor record-keeping, non-compliance with the party's constitution, and allegations that Isah had altered the party's executive list to include individuals who were not original party members.

These individuals, according to Yahaya, were loyalists of Governor Bala Mohammed and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who joined APM. Yahaya contended that original party members had complained about these changes to state and national leadership, but their concerns went unaddressed. He further alleged that a proposal was made to allocate 70% of the party's leadership positions to the state government and 30% to the original members.

A committee was formed to reconcile the differing interests, but the committee only met for four days before its activities were halted. Yahaya informed the party's national leadership and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) about the suspension, but his faction's move has been contested by another faction within the party.

AbdulShakur Danlami Mohammed, the factional publicity secretary, denied the claim that Yahaya was not the party's secretary, although he did not dispute the faction's insistence on membership. The faction is expected to issue a formal response to the situation.