A federal lawmaker from Gombe State, Hon. Yaya Bauchi Tongo, representing Gombe/Kwami/Funalaye federal Constituency on Saturday resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress, saying he can no longer remain in a party lacks democratic characteristics and denied its members chance to contribute to the development of the party.
Tongo’s resignation letter dated 1st December 2021, was addressed to the Chairman of the party in Tongo ward in Funakaye LGA of Gombe State.
“Please sir, regrettably, I write to formally inform you and all the officials of the All Progressives Congress of Tongo electoral ward, Funakaye local government area of Gombe State, of my official resignation from the All Progressives Congress.
“This decision of mine was arrived at after a careful observation of the numerous crises in the All Progressives Congress in our state without any resolution in sight. All efforts made by well meaning members of the All Progressives Congress to bring about peaceful resolution to the crises continue to meet bricks wall, as some individuals hijacked all party machineries and have consistently refused some of us space to contribute to the development of the All Progressives Congress in Gombe state.
“Worthy of note of the sidelines, is the exclusion of my person from the last congresses conducted by the All Progressives Congress, where a charade was staged by a certain gang of people to the detriment of all well meaning founding and financial members of the All Progressives Congress in Gombe state.” The letter read