THE Gombe State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expelled two of its members for allegedly working against the party’s interest during the 2023 general elections. 

The chapter announced the expulsion of Senator Bulus Amos, who represents Gombe South Senatorial District and Yunusa Abubakar, a House of Representatives member representing Yamaltu/Deba Federal Constituency, on Tuesday, May 2.  

The state chairman of the APC, Muhammad Kaka, who made the announcement, said the lawmakers’ dismissal was informed by the gravity of their actions.

The lawmakers had earlier been suspended by their executive wards on April 18.

Bulus was suspended by executives of Bambam Ward of Balanga LGA, while the disciplinary committee in Yamaltu Deba Federal Constituency suspended Abubakar.

“The decision was reached after the findings of a petition written from his ward, which caused a five-man committee of the ward to investigate the matter,” the party said. 

Kaka said the lawmakers could not provide a good defence for their actions when summoned by party executives. 

He said Bulus threatened the party executives when questioned about his actions.

“We held elections in our ward during the just concluded general elections, and we have Senator Amos from our ward who didn’t come out to partake in our political activities.

“Instead, the senator went around with his supporters telling them not to vote for the APC and in his polling unit and the surrounding polling units, APC didn’t win any of those units because of his anti-party activities,” he said.

Kaka also said Amos appeared before the executives and could not justify his actions. “We gave him another chance, but he failed to return”, he added.

“He said we have no right to expel him from the party; this is wrong as no one is bigger than the party. It is in view of this that we, the executives at the ward, decided to expel Senator Amos from our party.”