By; MOHAMMED KAWU, Bauchi
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State has disassociated itself with the planned 21st memorial reception in honour of Late Sayawa leader, Peter Gonto in Bogoro scheduled for today Friday, December 31st, describing it as a PDP rally in disguise.
According to the APC, the event is actually a PDP rally in disguise meant to boost the failed government of Governor Bala Mohammed, as confirmed by heads of security agencies in the state during a meeting with Zaar Youth Leaders.
The Bogoro APC Chairman, Istifanus Manasseh said in a statement, “We have notice with concern how desperate Governor Bala Mohammed is to ensure that the event takes place at all cost and even at the expense of our lives. This is most unfortunate”.
He wondered how all the event planners are PDP members and no APC stakeholder is invited to head any of the event strategic planning committees.
Mr. Istifanus Manasseh in the statement queried, “We did the event planners exclude APC stakeholders if it is a community event and not PDP affair?
He noted with concern that any time the governor speaks, he often pours crude insults on President Muhammadu Buhari who doubles as President and leader of their great party.
“We also noted with concern the uncut language of some key event planners directed at the person of Mr. President on various social media platforms”, Manasseh said.
“One key event planner wrote, “When a god man is on de throne de people rejoice, but when an accused person is on de throne the people groans, God has rejected Buhari, his kingdom has been scattered, not until Buhari leaves office, nothing will stop killing in Nigeria, De kind has been desecrated”, Quoted as written by him.
Manasseh explained that from the totality of their assessment, the event is purely PDP rally with facts so glaring from the letters of invitees the Baba Gonto’s children wrote to Governor Bala Mohammed.
Mr. Istifanus therefore, submitted that since the event is purely a party affair, APC family in the Sayawa community will not participate in it.
