A stalwart of the All Progressives Congress in Bauchi state has disclosed
how the party used him and other loyalists to get to power and dumped them
afterward.The said
chieftain, Bappah Mohammed Tafida Hardawa accused Governor Mohammed Abubakar of
the state for allegedly using and dumping him and other party faithfuls
in the state after his victory at the last general elections, Daily Trust
reports.
He expressed his
displeasure when he spoke to newsmen on Wednesday, November 18 in Bauchi. Hardawa
explained that party loyalists were dumped after working for the ruling party
in the state, stating that they never benefited from neither appointments nor
job from the government. He said: “From
my understanding, party is the mother of all members despite your position.
But, the fact is that all those that submitted themselves and worked for the
victory of the party in the last general elections have not been carried along.
“Right from the inception of the merger, we have been part of the movement
and we remained loyal to the party. Yet, the party and the government ignored
us. They only go with those that are not party members.” The party chief noted that
those whom worked hard for the emergence of the APC should not be wallowing in
abject poverty, noting that the essence of democracy is all about giving
dividend to the people.
He pleaded with
the governor and the party leaders in the state not to forget those that worked
for its emergence and carry them along, warning that there might be a grave
consequences for the party if it neglects those that worked of its victory. Meanwhile,the
Peoples Democratic Party had linked the assassination attempt on the life of
the deputy president of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu on APC. The PDP publicity
secretary Olisa Metuh said the era of political assassination had returned to
Nigeria.