{
  "id": 19706211,
  "title": "APM crisis: Bauchi caretaker chairman warns Takalminroba against parading self as party leader",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/apm-crisis-bauchi-caretaker-chairman-warns-takalminroba-against",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T20:24:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/12/apm-crisis-bauchi-caretaker-chairman-warns-takalminroba-against-parading-self-as-party-leader/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Bauchi State chapter of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) is currently facing a leadership crisis, with former chairman Auwal Isah Mai Takalminroba being cautioned against claiming to be the party's leader. The caretaker chairman of the APM Bauchi State chapter, Alhaji Shehu Adaji, warned against Isah's recent statements, stating that they were misleading. Adaji clarified that the caretaker committee, established by the national leadership, is the only recognized leadership of the party in Bauchi State. The national Working Committee and National Executive Council, led by Alhaji Yusuf Mamman Dantalle, dissolved all party executives in the state, rendering Isah and other former state executives without authority to represent the party. The caretaker committee, comprising seven members, was inaugurated on October 27, 2026, to manage the party, resolve disputes among members, and organize its structures. Adaji emphasized that preparations were underway for ward, local government, and state congresses to elect new party executives through a transparent and fair process. He urged members to disregard statements made by individuals who no longer held authority in the party. The leadership crisis in Bauchi State has been ongoing, with a faction led by the State Secretary, Mohammed Nasir Yahaya, removing Isah as state chairman due to financial mismanagement and alleged violations of the party's constitution. Isah denied the removal, claiming the faction had no power to make such a decision and threatened legal action. The national leadership intervened by dissolving the entire state executive and setting up the caretaker committee to oversee the party until new executives are elected.",
  "summary": "The Bauchi State chapter of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, has suffered another setback in its leadership crisis, as the party’s caretaker chairman, Alhaji Shehu Adaji, warned former chairman Auwal Isah Mai Takalminroba against parading himself as the party’s leader. Adaji described Isah’s recent statements as misleading, insisting that the caretaker committee set up by […] APM crisis: Bauchi…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}