– *Accuse him of anti-party activities, others
By; TINA PHINEAS, YOLA
The Forum of Local Government Chairmen of the Labour Party in Adamawa State has passed a vote of no confidence against the state chairman, Christopher Nicholas.
Eighteen out of the 21 LGA chairmen, who met in Yola, the state capital, accused the party chairman of anti-party activities, financial mismanagement, incompetence and a host of other offences.
The LG chairmen, led by Rev Iliya Mathias, said they decided to sack Christopher Nicholas and all his executive committee members because he is incapable of steering the affairs of the party.
According to the angry LP LG chairmen, Nicholas lacks communication skills and ability to coordinate the party, which they blamed for the poor performance of the party in the 2023 governorship election.
“While awaiting the appropriate action of the National Working Committee, we the local government chairmen of Labour Party, Adamawa State, hereby recognize the following as our new caretaker committee,” they said.
They named Hon Theman Jonah as the Caretaker Chairman, with Apwanokona Azmaveth as Secretary; Aliyu Mohammed Abubakar as Treasurer; Henry Kwataden as PRO; Hajiya Zainab Ahmed as Woman Leader; Kamalludeen Aliyu as Youth Leader; and Auwal Chiroma as member.
Reacting however, a member of the Christopher Nicholas’ executive committee, Apostle Ezra Kwaya, said the move against the state party leadership came as a surprise because the local government chairmen never made any written complaint against the state chairman or any member of the exco.
Mr. Kwaya, the State Organizing Secretary of the Labour Party, maintained that the LG chairmen have no constitutional backing for their action as their tenure has already elapsed.
He maintained that the vote of no confidence against the state chairman of the party will not stand.
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