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Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu accused of trying to impose a chairman of Bauchi APC
By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi
There was palpable tension among members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State as the ongoing state congress was shrouded in secrecy and cover up.
When our correspondent visited the party Secretariat along Maiduguri road, only heavily armed security personnel were seen ready for any uneventuality as there were no outgoing officials nor congress committee on the ground.
A source however confided in our correspondent that the leadership of the party was meeting with stakeholders on the way forward behind closed doors due to some knotty issues that must be carefully handled in order not to plunge the party into another round of crisis.
Feelers have it that Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu who is the leader of the party in the state as the most senior political appointee since the party does not have a serving Governor is insisting that his anointed candidate becomes the next party chairman.
The development is not going down well majority of the members owing to what they said is the fact that the person has never been an active member of the party in the state but to be forced on them by the Minister.
Another faction of the party is routing for the incumbent Caretaker chairman, Uba Nana to continue but facing stiff opposition from those who are of the opinion that he was part of the problem that led to the defeat of the party in 2019 gubernatorial election.
Earlier, the members had rejected a candidate brought forward by the former Speaker of the House of Reps, Yakubu Dogara an indication that the party is again heading towards another crisis as was the situation before the 2019 General elections.
All efforts by journalists to get a hint of the happenings behind the closed door proved abortive as one of the outgoing officials who spoke simply said that, “what we are doing is top secret of the party, as soon as we are done, we will let you know what we want you to know”.
As 6:30pm, there was no clear explanation of what the situation was but journalists and other members of the party were still waiting as things unfold.
