The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Sunday described the expulsion of the former governor of Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goje by the state chapter as ‘illegal’.
According to the National Secretary of APC, Alhaji Mala Mai Buni, due process was not followed in his expulsion. He explained that the provisions of the constitution on the expulsion of a member were very clear and was in no way followed.
Also commenting on the expulsion, the National Publicity Secretary of APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated that only the National Convention can rectified expulsion of a member. He, however, did not say the organ of the party that expel a member, but said the state chapter cannot expel a member.
Senator Danjuma Goje representing Gombe Central Senatorial District was recently expelled by the state chapter of APC for what it considers as anti-party activities.
The APC national secretary stated that they only read in the papers that he was expelled that no official correspondence to that effect had reached the national secretariat of the party.
Goje expulsion, which took effect from July 1, 2015 was made public by the Gombe APC State Chairman, Magaji Doho.
Doho said Goje was expelled for alleged anti-party activities.
Mohammed, in his reaction on the expulsion on Goje in telephone interview said: “Only the National Convention of the party can rectify expulsion”.
He explained that the party’s constitution provides that other organs can discipline members but expulsion was exclusive to the party’s national convention.
The Secretary speaking on the expulsion said, there is no any formal letter from the state.
Asked if a state chapter can expel a member of the party, the secretary said: “They cannot. Our constitution is very clear about that. For any member of the party to be expelled, the constitution must be followed thoroughly. It is not just somebody sitting down and saying that he has expelled somebody. We have constitutional procedures of how things are done in our party”.
According to the National Secretary of APC, Alhaji Mala Mai Buni, due process was not followed in his expulsion. He explained that the provisions of the constitution on the expulsion of a member were very clear and was in no way followed.
Also commenting on the expulsion, the National Publicity Secretary of APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated that only the National Convention can rectified expulsion of a member. He, however, did not say the organ of the party that expel a member, but said the state chapter cannot expel a member.
Senator Danjuma Goje representing Gombe Central Senatorial District was recently expelled by the state chapter of APC for what it considers as anti-party activities.
The APC national secretary stated that they only read in the papers that he was expelled that no official correspondence to that effect had reached the national secretariat of the party.
Goje expulsion, which took effect from July 1, 2015 was made public by the Gombe APC State Chairman, Magaji Doho.
Doho said Goje was expelled for alleged anti-party activities.
Mohammed, in his reaction on the expulsion on Goje in telephone interview said: “Only the National Convention of the party can rectify expulsion”.
He explained that the party’s constitution provides that other organs can discipline members but expulsion was exclusive to the party’s national convention.
The Secretary speaking on the expulsion said, there is no any formal letter from the state.
Asked if a state chapter can expel a member of the party, the secretary said: “They cannot. Our constitution is very clear about that. For any member of the party to be expelled, the constitution must be followed thoroughly. It is not just somebody sitting down and saying that he has expelled somebody. We have constitutional procedures of how things are done in our party”.
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