Former governor of Gombe state, Senator Danjuma Gone has been expelled by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
The decision to axe the lawmaker representing Gombe Central in the National Assembly, was taken by Kashere Ward of Akko local government area of Gombe State, on Tuesday,
The executive members of Kashere had recently constituted a panel to probe the alleged anti-party activities of the Senator during the just-concluded 2023 elections.
Addressing journalists in Kashere, the APC Ward chairman, Tanimu Abdullahi, explained that the party took the unanimous decision to expel Goje after finding him guilty of anti-party activities such as his failure to attend the Gombe State APC campaign rally presided over by the national chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, failure to attend the presidential campaign rally in the State, which was attended by President-elect and vice president-elect.
Abdullahi added that the Senator was also accused of boycotting all campaign tours of the party in his Central senatorial zone, Akko federal constituency, State constituency and ward units.
“The committee also deliberated on the allegations against Goje of hobnobbing with opposition parties and their candidates with the intent to undermine the success of the APC in Gombe State and Nigeria in general.
“Open support to opposition party candidates by hosting the NNPP gubernatorial candidate and the PDP Akko Federal House of Representatives candidate in his residence and offered support against the interest of his party, the APC, among many other instances,” he added.
