APC Recommends Expulsion Of Senator-elect, Jimkuta, Over Irregularities

By Akinwale Kasali

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Taraba State Chapter  has called for the expulsion of Senator Elect, David Jimkuta, representing Taraba South Senatorial District.

The State Working Committee, SWC, has ratified the suspension of Jimkuta as Senator-elect and expulsion from the APC to the National Executive  Committee, NEC, of the Party.

Jimkuta was expelled alongside former Governorship Aspirant and erstwhile Board Member of the North East Development Commission, NEDC, David Kente.

The State Chairman of the Party, Ibrahim El-Sudi, disclosed the resolution of the SWC to newsmen in Jalingo, the state capital that on 21st March, 2023 the APC, Fete Ward of Takum L.G.A levelled some allegations against the Party by the Senator-elect for Southern Taraba State Hon. Jimkuta.

He added that the APC Takum Local Government Constituted a five-man Disciplinary Committee which invited Hon. Jimkuta S.U David but he refused to honour the invitation.

“The report of the Disciplinary Committee was submitted to APC Takum Local Government which, in turn, expelled Hon. Jimkuta S.U David from APC.

“In line with article 13.9 (iv) of the APC constitution 2022 as amended. The State Working Committee sat on 20th April 2023 and hereby ratify the action of the APC Takum Local Government with slight modification in line with 21.5 (h) (ii) by suspending him from the party but recommending to the National Executive Committee for his expulsion from the party for the plethora of offences he is found guilty of. Hon. Jimkuta S.U David Stands suspended from the party henceforth.

“Also, sometime in July 2022, the Executives of APC Kente Ward of Wukari Local Government Area wrote the Chairman of APC Wukari LGA calling for the expulsion of Chief David Sabo Kente on series of allegations and offences against the party as enshrined in the party constitution 2022 as amended.

“You will equally recall that the APC Wukari LGA severally invited Chief David Sabo Kente to defend himself on the allegations levelled against him by the APC of his Ward but refused to honour their invitations and abused them instead.

It added that on 12th August 2022, the APC Wukari Local Government wrote a letter to the State APC on the above complaints.

“Having investigated and confirmed that all constitutional procedures of fair hearing and disciplinary steps have been satisfactorily followed by both the Ward and Local Government level of the party in Kente and Wukari Local Government.

“The State Working Committee in its sitting on Thursday 20th April 2023 exercised its powers under Article 13.9 iv of the party constitution to ratify the decision of the APC Wukari Local Government Area.

“For the avoidance of doubt Chief David Sabo Kente Stands Expelled from the All Progressives Congress and should stop parading himself as a Member of the Party henceforth.”

El-sudi also noted that 14 of the 18 SWC members of the APC took the decision and reaffirmed that he remains the authentic State Chairman of the party.