{"id":110240,"date":"2019-04-24T12:20:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T11:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=110240"},"modified":"2019-04-24T14:20:40","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T13:20:40","slug":"pdp-chairman-deputy-suspended-for-allegedly-diverting-campaign-idps-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=110240","title":{"rendered":"PDP Chairman, deputy suspended for allegedly diverting campaign, IDPs funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1]<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State, on Wednesday suspended its chairman Hon. Damishi Sango and his Deputy Hon. Amos Gombi Goyol, for alleged misappropriation of campaign funds as well as funds meant for bringing succour to Internally Displaced Persons in the state, among other issues.<\/p>\n<p>The party has also appointed Vice Chairman of Plateau North, Chris Hassan as its acting Chairman in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Briefing journalists at the party Secretariat in Jos, the State Capital, the Publicity Secretary of the party, John Akans, flank by state executive members of the party cutting across the three senatorial zones said, \u201ca vote of no confidence\u201d has been passed on the state chairman and his Deputy, saying it was a resolution of the party.<\/p>\n<p>Akans said, \u201cWe the undersigned members of the State Executive of the Peoples Democratic Party, Plateau State Chapter in a meeting held on the 24th day of April 2019 at the State Party Office due to imminent issues arising from elections and party affairs; a vote of no confidence is passed against the Party Chairman Hon. Dimishi T. Sango and his deputy Hon. Amos Gombi Goyol in the bid to save the Party.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-672911\" src=\"http:\/\/arewa.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PDP-Chairman-deputy-suspended-for-allegedly-diverting-campaign-IDPs-funds.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\"><\/p>\n<p>According to him, the resolutions reached which led to their suspension were, \u201cThat the resources sent to the State for the Presidential elections were not accounted for by the Chairman aided by the Deputy Chairman concealed the amount sent by the Presidential Campaign Committee and created a fraudulent unseen template used as \u2018a sharing formula\u2019 unknown to the State Party structure and up till date no disclosure has been made by the Chairman and\/or the Deputy Chairman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe monies raised and saved by the party to help Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to help relieve their pains were also not accounted for up till this moment. No mention has been made of the stated funds. It is worthy to note that the Deputy Chairman is the Chairman Committee on IDPs for the party.<\/p>\n<p>He added that, \u201cThe money meant for PDP Plateau State Retreat was equally not accounted for by the Chairman and\/or the Deputy Chairman.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-672912\" src=\"http:\/\/arewa.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1556092557_797_PDP-Chairman-deputy-suspended-for-allegedly-diverting-campaign-IDPs-funds.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p>The Publicity Secretary maintained that, \u201cThe arbitrary substitution of the legitimate candidate who won his primaries for Wase Federal House of Representatives by the Chairman and this Deputy without recourse to the EXCO or SEC due to some financial inducement to the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman cost PDP to lose the election in Wase Federal House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>The party\u2019s spokesman further explained that, \u201cDue to the highhandedness of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the party has caused the party to plunge into confusion. High disregard to Elders, Critical Stakeholders and Members of the SEC as their advises and decisions no longer relevant to the chairman and the Deputy Chairman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat the State Campaign Council is hereby dissolved with immediate effect. All party properties in whatsoever description is in their possession should be returned to the State Party Secretariat within 48 hours\u201d, he maintained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat having suspended the State Chairman and his Deputy Chairman, recourse is made to the Constitution of the Peoples Democratic Party, the State Vice Chairman Northern Senatorial Zone, Hon. Chris Hassan shall take over the leadership of the party as Acting State Chairman,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>He said they have copied the National Secretariat of the party, security agencies, the gubernatorial candidate of the party among others.<\/p>\n<p>Among the state party officials present cutting across the three senatorial zones and those who signed the document were Vice Chairman Plateau South, Simon Domle, Vice Chairman Plateau Central Hon. Benedict Shignuhul, Vice Chairman Plateau North Hon. Chris Hassan, State Organising Secretary Yakubu Gwott Chocho, Legal Adviser Binchin Jantur among others.<\/p>\n<p>Below is an attached copy of the party officials that signed the document:\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State, on Wednesday suspended its chairman Hon. Damishi Sango and his Deputy Hon. Amos Gombi Goyol, for alleged misappropriation of campaign funds as well as funds meant for bringing succour to Internally Displaced Persons in the state, among other issues. 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