Former Adamawa Speaker Mijinyawa resigns from APC over primary election

The numerical spot of the Adamawa State section of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has continued to decline, with notable members leaving the party.

The latest defection involves a erstwhile Speaker of the authorities House of Assembly, Kabiru Mijinyawa.

Mijinyawa, who was Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly betwixt 2015 and 2019 erstwhile APC’s Jibrilla Bindow was governor, represents Yola South Constituency successful the House of Assembly, wherever helium is simply a fourth-term lawmaker aft archetypal being elected successful 2011.

In his missive of resignation from the APC, Mijinyawa blamed his determination connected the behaviour of the party’s House of Representatives primary, which helium described arsenic lacking fairness and transparency.

“I tin nary longer subordinate myself with a process that I see unjustifiable and contrary to the ideals of democracy,” helium stated.

Mijinyawa had sought to determination up the governmental ladder by contesting for a spot successful the House of Representatives, but helium mislaid the party’s superior predetermination to a erstwhile Chief Executive of the Rural Electrification Agency, Ahmad Salihijo, a effect helium questioned successful his resignation letter.

DAILY POST gathered...