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The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kashere Ward of Akko local government area of Gombe State, has expelled the Senator representing Gombe Central in the National Assembly, Danjuma Goje, over alleged anti-party activities.
The APC Ward chairman, Tanimu Abdullahi disclosed this while addressing a press conference on the resolution of the leadership of Kashere ward of the APC on the allegations of anti-party activities against Senator Goje.
According to Abdullahi, the leadership of the party at the ward level decided to expel Goje after finding him guilty of anti-party activities such as his Failure to attend the flag-off of the Gombe State APC campaign rally in Gombe which was performed by the National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu; Failure to attend the Asiwaju-Kashim presidential rally in Gombe State which was attended by the President-elect and his vice; and Failure to attend all APC campaign rallies and tours in Gombe State, including the one in his own Gombe Central senatorial zone, Akko Federal constituency, state assembly and ward unit.
He added that the lawmaker was also found guilty of hobnobbing with opposition parties and their candidates with the intent to undermine the success of the APC in Gombe State and Nigeria in general; Openly supporting opposition party candidates by hosting the NNPP Gubernatorial candidate and the PDP Akko Federal House of Representatives Candidate in his residence and offered support against the interest of the APC among many other instances.
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Other offences Goje was said to be guilty of include: “Making unguarded utterances and pronouncements capable of undermining the APC administration in Gombe State; Sponsoring campaigns of calumny (directly and through proxies) to incite the people against the APC administration in Gombe State, Giving clear directives to his associates and proteges to work against the interest of the APC in Gombe State by ensuring only Senator Goje is elected on the APC platform (using the Goje Kawai slogan) while working towards the defeat of other APC candidates at all levels.”
Abdullahi said the above allegations came on the backdrop of earlier allegations of anti-party activities in which Senator Goje was accused of surreptitious membership of the PDP which led to the appearance of his photo and name on the ballot papers of the PDP senatorial primary election in 2022.
In his words, “The Committee, in the spirit of justice and fair hearing, invited Senator Goje to appear before it in order to respond to the allegations. Unfortunately, Senator Goje refused to honour the invitation of the committee, a conduct that was deemed unbecoming of a loyal party stalwart.”
Pronouncing the expulsion, the ward chairman said “The executive council of the All Progressives Congress in Kashere ward has decided to expel Senator Muhammadu Danjuma Goje from the All Progressives Congress for his numerous anti-party activities that are in breach of Article 21, Section A, subsections ii, iii, vi and vii of the APC constitution.”
