The party in the state has being witnessing internal crisis leading to a battle for the control of the party’s structure between different camps pitting a camp belonging to a retired General against that of a Federal law maker. The congress of the party commenced on Wednesday morning and lasted through the when Mr Sam Maagbe, the congress committee chairman, announced Dabang, from the legislator’s camp as the winner.

Dabang who got 790 votes defeated Amos Goyol Gombi who got 369 votes and is presumed to be the candidate of the interim chairman. Other contestants for the chairmanship position included Dr. Danladi Wambul who got 26 votes, Ibrahim Dashi with 13 votes, Godfrey Yillen with 9 votes while Alhaji Mubashiru Aliyu withdrew his candidature shortly before accreditation of delegates.

All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State has announced the results of its concluded state congress with Mr. Letep Dabang and Bashir Musan Sati emerging as the state chairman and secretary of the party respectively.

The party in the state has been witnessing internal crisis leading to a battle for the control of the party’s structure between different camps pitting a camp belonging to a retired General against that of a Federal law maker. The congress of the party commenced on Wednesday morning and lasted through the when Mr Sam Maagbe, the congress committee chairman, announced Dabang, from the legislator’s camp as the winner.

Dabang who got 790 votes defeated Amos Goyol Gombi who got 369 votes and is presumed to be the candidate of the interim chairman. Other contestants for the chairmanship position included Dr. Danladi Wambul who got 26 votes, Ibrahim Dashi with 13 votes, Godfrey Yillen with 9 votes while Alhaji Mubashiru Aliyu withdrew his candidature shortly before accreditation of delegates.

The elected secretary, Bashir Musan Sati defeated former Minister of State for Information and the state interim secretary, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki Nakande with 903 votes against 244. Feenmac Pomac was announced deputy chairman and Joshua Madaki as legal adviser.

Most of the elected officials were said to be members of the “APC for All in Plateau” who in May submitted a petition at the party headquarters against the leadership style of General John Shagaya who was the interim chairman. They had called for the dissolution of the state executives.

Before the results were announced, Gen Shagaya said that there is a subsisting petition against the newly elected chairman whom he accused of serving as the special assistant to a sitting senator under the platform of the Labour party.

The congress committee chairman responded and said that his responsibility was to conduct election and not to look into petitions while calling on aggrieved party members to forward their petitions to the national body of the party.

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Plateau APC elects state officials amidst protest