Shira LG APM Stakeholders dismiss rumours of mass defection in the area.

By Musa Shehu:

Stakeholders of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Shira Local Government Area of Bauchi State have dismissed reports alleging that, former council chairman, Babangida Ishaq Maliya, has defected from the party alongside the local government executive members.

The Shira Local Government APM Chairman, Murtala Magaji, debunked the reports during a press briefing, insisting that the party’s leadership and stakeholders remained committed to the APM.

He said the 18 ward chairmen, 22 members of the local government executive committee and the party’s women leaders were still with the party, urging supporters to disregard what he described as baseless rumours.

Murtala Magaji also reaffirmed the stakeholders’ commitment to the party and the administration of Governor Bala Abdulkadir Muhammad.

Speaking on behalf of the party’s stakeholders, Alhaji Yayanuwa Zainabari, expressed confidence in the unity and strength of the APM in the area.

He said the party remained determined to work collectively towards the electoral success of its governorship candidate, Yakubu Adamu, and other candidates contesting on its platform.

Alhaji Yayanuwa urged ward leaders and other party officials to remain united and intensify efforts to strengthen the party’s structures across Shira Local Government Area.

Similarly, the Chairman of the Ward Chairmen Forum in Shira Local Government Area, Auwal Abubakar Bukul Algon, and a ward executive member, Ahmadu Sule Andubun, reaffirmed their loyalty to the party and pledged continued support towards its electoral success.

The stakeholders maintained that the APM remained united in Shira Local Government Area, rejecting claims of a mass defection by its leadership and calling on members to remain focused on strengthening the party.