By; :ISAAC ODEH, Kaduna
The National Chairman of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM)Alhaji Muhammed Musa Baganahas promised to take the party to a higher level despite activities of an impostor parading himself as the national chairman of the party
He stated.this during a stakeholders meeting held in Kaduna on November 21, 2023.
Bagana thanked the Kaduna State chairman and members of the party in the state for their resilience in keeping faith with the party, despite challenges by the impostor parading himself as the National Chairman, of the party, Yusuf Mamman Dantalle.
The chairman informed members that the party is still battling for recognition by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), despite the court order from the Federal High Court, dated 20th May, 2023 in Abuja.
We therefore, called on INEC, “to revisit our appeal for the execution of the judgement of Federal High Court, whose execution has not been stayed, by the Federal High Court or proceedings of the Court of Appeal.”
The leadership of party through the National Chairman, Alhaji Muhammed Musa Bagana furthermore, drew the attention of the general public that Yusuf Mamman Dantalle is not only a defiant of the party, but also fraudulently misused his office as the interim National Chairman since registration in 2018, holding onto office with out conducting congresses or convention to democratically elect leaders of the party at all levels.
“This attracted the wrath of some party faithfuls who went to court to obtain the judgement with a view to repositioning the party to credibility and purposeful leadership.
“The party also petitioned the FCT Commissioner of Police to report his fraudulent activities especially receiving nomination fees of candidates into his personal account instead of the party’s account.
“This he attested by presenting his personal bank statement, unfortunately the party has not received any feedback from the police on the matter.
*Similarly also, we wish to intimate the Inspector General of Police of the pending petition since 2021 addressed to the DIG and FCT Commissioner of Police in respect to Yusuf Mamman Dantalle who defrauded the party of the sum of 17m (Seventeen Million Naira) which was paid into his personal account by the candidate instead of the party’s account.
“Quite recently too, we realised that the fraudulent act of Yusuf Mamman Dantalle is not only bothered around misuse of office but extends to being a security risk as he is also accused of illegal position of firearms which is a case between him and the Kogi State government. This case is in the Kogi State Federal High Court, Lokoja.
“His action has not only impeded the growth of the party but has caused the party public embarrassment especially to the personalities that are members of the party, and by extension denied the citizens of credible leaders that could have emerged as flag bearers of the party presented by the authentic leadership of the party put in place by the Board of Trustees as ordered by the earlier court order mentioned above were not recognised by INEC to be uploaded on their portal as candidates, rather they uploaded candidates submitted by Yusuf Mamman Dantalle whom he used as tools for trading with candidates for other political parties.
“This was clearly evidenced in his lost battle in the Supreme Court where he challenged the election of the president, Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu held in February, 2022.
“This information is provided to attest to the dubious character of Yusuf Mamman Dantalle as a citizen, not to talk of him as a leader,” he said.
