A prominent member of Adamawa State’s All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ahmed Hassan Barata has been earn himself suspension from the executives of Ketembere Ward in Shelleng Local Government Area.
It was gathered that, Sen.Ahmed Barata is currently the strategic director general (DG) of the APC governorship campaign of Senator Aishatu Ahmed Binani.
According to the letter made avaliable to the media on friday which was addressed to Barata and copied to APC Chairman Shelleng Local Government Area, it was noted that Barata’s was based on anti-party activities as stated by the APC Ketembere Ward Executives
Following the list of the 27 executives who signed Barata’s suspension, including the ward chairman, Iliyasu Mohammed, was included in the letter titled: “Suspension From Being a Member of All Progressives Congress APC,”and signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the party alongside all other members of the executives of the ward that was sent to news outlets.
They also revealed that, the resolution to suspend Barata was agreed on during a meeting of the ward executives held on March 27, 2023, in Ketembere
“With due regard to all relevant sections of article 21 of the All Progressives Congress constitution 2022 as amended which as well empowers the ward executive committee to take disciplinary measures against any erring members irrespective of his or her status, we the Exco members of this ward, therefore, have resolved in our 27 March 2023 meeting to suspend you.”
The executives said Barata Barata was involved in “Anti Party activities during the 18 March Governorship and House of Assembly Election, and that he was a “principal actor in causing a crisis at polling units between agents sent by the party and those sent during the 18 March Governorship and House of Assembly Election.”
Barata would be at least the fourth prominent Adamawa APC member to be suspended by Ward executives in the past couple of months.
To this end, Binani herself, the party’s National Vice Chairman (North East) Mustapha Salihu, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha and Senator Ishaku Abbo who represents Adamawa North District in the National Assembly have been similarly treated recently.
(Daily Post)