All Progressives Congress (APC) has expelled former governor of Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goje for alleged failure to attend Presidential rallies of the party the north.
Goje who is a serving senator representing Gombe Central and Senator-elect under the platform of the APC, was expelled from his Kashere ward in the state.
The Chairman Tanimu Abdullahi said the decision to expel the Senator followed various petitions on alleged anti-party activities against him, which had not been satisfactorily answered.
The Kashere ward of the party expelled Goje over alleged anti-party activities.
Also, others who were investigated and later expelled in the state include: Member representing Yalmatu Deba Federal Constituency, Yunusa Abubakar, and a senator representing Gombe South, Bulus Amos.
The ward chairman Tanimu Abdullahi said that before the expulsion, the committee had served a notice of invitation to Goje to answer allegations against him in the spirit of fair hearing.
Abdullahi said, “In the course of investigations, the committee has deliberated on the following allegations against Senator Goje: Failure to attend the flag-off of the Gombe State APC campaign rally in Gombe which was led by the National Chairman of our great party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu.
“Failure to attend the Tinubu-Shettima presidential rally in Gombe which was attended by the President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima.
“Failure to attend all APC campaign rallies and tours in Gombe, including the one in his own Gombe Central senatorial zone, Akko federal constituency, state assembly and ward unit.”
Alleging that the activities Gone were in breach of Article 21, Section A, subsection ii, iii, vi and vii of the APC constitution, he declared that, “Senator Muhammadu Goje is no longer a member of the APC in Kashere ward, and by extension, in Gombe State and Nigeria.”
