PDP suspends chairman, deputy over alleged fraud

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Plateau State chapter has passed a vote of no confidence on its chairman, Damishi Sango and the deputy, Amos Gombi Goyol.

They were supposedly suspended on Wednesday on the allegation that they misappropriated campaign funds and money meant to use and assist Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state, among other allegations.

The publicity secretary of the party, John Akans, who briefed newsmen at the party’s secretariat in Jos, the state capital said:

“We the undersigned members of the state executive of the Peoples Democratic Party Plateau State chapter, in a meeting held on the 24th day of April 2019 at the state party office due to imminent issues arising from elections and party affairs; a vote of no confidence is passed against the party chairman Hon. Dimishi T. Sango and his deputy Hon. Amos Gombi Goyol in the bid to save the party.”

Disclosing the resolutions reached leading to the suspension of the duo, Akans said, “That the resources sent to the state for the presidential elections were not accounted for by the chairman aided by the deputy chairman. They concealed the amount sent by the Presidential Campaign Committee and created a fraudulent unseen template used as ‘a sharing formula’ unknown to the state party structure and up till date no disclosure has been made by the chairman and/or the deputy chairman.

“The monies raised and saved by the party to help Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to help relieve their pains were also not accounted for up till this moment. No mention has been made of the stated funds. It is worthy to note that the deputy chairman is the chairman committee on IDPs for the party.

“The money meant for PDP Plateau State retreat was equally not accounted for by the chairman and/or the deputy chairman.”

According to the party publicity secretary, “The arbitrary substitution of the legitimate candidate who won his primaries for Wase Federal House of Representatives by the chairman and this deputy without recourse to the EXCO or SEC due to some financial inducement to the chairman and the deputy chairman cost PDP to lose the election in Wase Federal House of Representatives.

“The highhandedness of the chairman and deputy chairman of the party has caused the party to plunge into confusion.

“That having suspended the state chairman and his deputy chairman, recourse is made to the constitution of the Peoples Democratic Party, the State vice chairman Northern Senatorial Zone, Hon. Chris Hassan shall take over the leadership of the party as acting state chairman,” he said.

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No less than 18 members of the party signed the document containing the suspension of the chairman and his deputy.

Among those who signed the document include Chris Hassan, vice chairman Plateau North; Benedict Shignuhul, vice chairman, Plateau central; Simon Domle, vice chairman, Plateau South; Yakubu chocho, State organising secretary; Binchen Jantur, party legal adiviser; Mrs. Martina Dakur, state woman leader.

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