Borno Federal Constituency Threaten To Dump APC

The people of Kaga/ Magumeri/ Gubio Federal Constituency have threatened to dump the All Progressives Congress APC in Borno state. The people of the constituency who have always voted for the APC in previous elections in the state said their decision to dump the party is as a result of the way and manner in which impunity has found its way into the party.

Our correspondent gathered that the decision of the state governor and the party in the state to foist candidates on the people who are not acceptable to them informed their decision to dump the party. They decried a situation whereby the list of delegates were continually changed in order to make it difficult for aspirants to know and access those who are delegates by the leadership of the party a ploy which is aimed at ensuring the emergence of their anointed candidates.

One of the people who spoke with our correspondent Aminu Mohammed said the people are not happy with the party and will show the APC that the people will not accept impunity no matter what it takes. ''We are ready to dump the APC for treating our leaders without respect and our voice will be made known at the forthcoming general elections next year. Whoever the APC brings will lose because we will vote against them in favour of our known leaders''.

Another person who spoke to our correspondent said Hon. Mohammed Sanda Ngamdu has represented them well since he became a member of the House of Representatives stressing that the lack of respect shown to him by the state governor and the party will boomerang when the chips are down. The respondent who did not want his name mentioned said nothing will make them allow the injustice in the party to stand.

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