The Gombe State Chapter of the All Politicians Congress, APC, has insisted that the former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Ali Pantami, remains a member of the party.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday in Gombe, the party’s Publicity Secretary, Moses Kyari, said due process was not followed regarding Pantami’s purported resignation.
This came after Pantami’s recent emergence as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Gombe State after the APC primary, which produced Jamilu Gwamna.
Kyari stated that the APC executive committee in Pantami’s Ward had earlier clarified that it neither received nor deliberated on any resignation letter allegedly submitted by the former minister.
According to him, under the provisions of the APC Constitution, INEC guidelines, and the Electoral Act, Pantami remains an APC member until the appropriate procedures are duly completed and verified.
“As you may recall, twenty-five out of the twenty-seven members of the Ward Executive Committee publicly stated that they neither saw nor deliberated on any resignation letter purportedly submitted by Professor Ali Isa Pantami.
“They maintained that the claim was merely a fabrication orchestrated without the knowledge or approval of the Ward Executive Committee. Despite repeated requests, members of the Ward Executive Committee have not been provided with a copy of the said letter.
“It is therefore our position that Professor Ali Isa Pantami remains a member of the APC until all due processes are properly followed and verified,” Kyari said.
