APC Suspends Borno Officials for Alleged Selling of Palliative

Four All Progressives Congress, APC officials have been suspended in Borno.

The officials were suspended over the alleged selling of the state government palliative for vulnerable persons.

Mr Mustapha Loskuri, the state APC Secretary, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Maiduguri.

Loskuri said the officials included Ali Kaka, state executive; Adam Ajiya, ward chairman of old Maiduguri; Mala Mohammed, ward secretary of old Maiduguri; and Usman Bukar, ward executive of old Maiduguri.

He said the decision to suspend them was taken at the party’s meeting of the State Working Committee.

“This decision was taken by the provisions of Article 21 of the party’s Constitution.

“In the same vein, the officers above remained suspended pending the outcome of the investigation by the disciplinary committee by the party,” Lokuri said.