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APC Postpones Taraba Rally Due To Embezzlement Of N200million Campaign funds by blank(f): 7:29pm On Jan 19, 2023
The APC had fixed Friday, January 20, for its presidential rally in Jalingo.



The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has again postponed its presidential campaign rally in Taraba State following the internal crisis rocking the party in the state.

The APC had fixed Friday, January 20, for its presidential rally in Jalingo, but allegations of corruption and embezzlement of N200million presidential campaign funds by the leadership continued to cause internal crisis.

A chieftain of the party, Ezekiel Meshach, said APC also had lingering cases in court over its governorship candidate in the state, adding that the “fresh issues of financial theft and misappropriation would only aggravate the existing problems within the party at the state and local levels.”

SaharaReporters learnt that trouble started when the embattled governorship candidate of the state, Emmanuel Bwacha, was alleged to have been working behind the Minister of Transportation, Muazu Maji Sambo, who is also the state coordinator for the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Council, to allegedly hijack the funds meant for the presidential rally.

“It is more troubling and a thing of national disgrace to the APC with what played out behind the scenes and the facts surrounding why the N200 million budgeted for the presidential campaign council for Taraba, was handed over to someone other than the appointed coordinator,” Meshach said in a release he put out on Thursday.

“Bwacha and his camp are also said to be on a mission of forcing the minister to resign his position as the coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council for Taraba. They want Sambo to resign or they will sabotage every effort aimed at ensuring the success of the presidential campaign council in Taraba.

“The National body of the APC therefore has a huge burden of investigating this weighty and disturbing allegations, with a view to accounting for the campaign funds and ensuring the success of the party in the state.

“This is because, committees were setup with different tasks to ensure the success of the rally, and Bwacha, who is the custodian of the money, has boycotted the various committees' meetings, and is alleged to be giving out the money only to his allies and political associates, who are not even part of the PCC in Taraba state.

“So how can the committees function without the necessary funds to carry out their duties? How should money allocated for a presidential rally be diverted to personal use or the advancement of an individual's interest?

“The attention of the national body of the party, the DG of the Presidential campaign council Simon Bako Lalong, and also the presidential candidate of the party, Bola Tinubu, and his running mate, should as a matter of urgency, be brought to this issue or the consequences of this aberration could be grave for the party.”

“The APC is advised to shun any activity in Taraba and put on hold the presidential rally for now until these matters are resolved,” he added.

Meanwhile, the APC governorship candidate in the state, Emmanuel Bwacha, announced a postponement, saying, “Postponement followed the realisation of an error in the date for the rally,” adding that the APC-PCC, as a matter of policy, does not hold rallies on Fridays and Sundays to respect the religious sensitivity of its members and supporters.


https://saharareporters.com/2023/01/19/apc-postpones-taraba-governorship-rally-embezzlement-n200million-campaign-funds-rocks

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Re: APC Postpones Taraba Rally Due To Embezzlement Of N200million Campaign funds by Nobody: 7:31pm On Jan 19, 2023
Another reminder that APC is full of criminals

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Re: APC Postpones Taraba Rally Due To Embezzlement Of N200million Campaign funds by Kingspin(m): 7:34pm On Jan 19, 2023
To hire supporters

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Re: APC Postpones Taraba Rally Due To Embezzlement Of N200million Campaign funds by Crystalline(f): 7:35pm On Jan 19, 2023
Hope this isn’t another false news?




Anyways, God bless Peter Datti

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Re: APC Postpones Taraba Rally Due To Embezzlement Of N200million Campaign funds by derecho(m): 7:35pm On Jan 19, 2023
What's it with Taraba state?
Was that not where LP suspended a woman leader?

I won't be surprised if she came from APC

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Re: APC Postpones Taraba Rally Due To Embezzlement Of N200million Campaign funds by hisgrace090: 7:41pm On Jan 19, 2023
This embezzlement is too early maybe they've find out that Tinubu is going nowhere.

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Re: APC Postpones Taraba Rally Due To Embezzlement Of N200million Campaign funds by Nigeriafirstlad(m): 7:57pm On Jan 19, 2023
200million for a small state like taraba...

Imagine the budget for rented crowd in Kano

Naija is gone and many are not even seeing it because of tribalism

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Re: APC Postpones Taraba Rally Due To Embezzlement Of N200million Campaign funds by Deprofessional(m): 8:01pm On Jan 19, 2023
Tinubu is sharing Lagos looted money to Nigerians.

Tinubu is a big thief. ( Bode George, 2018)

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Re: APC Postpones Taraba Rally Due To Embezzlement Of N200million Campaign funds by seunmsg(m): 8:09pm On Jan 19, 2023
I really don’t trust the intention of Senator Emmanuel Bwacha. I really don’t think he is not committed in anyway to the Tinubu/Shettima project. The leadership of the PCC should work more with the minister than the APC candidate.

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Re: APC Postpones Taraba Rally Due To Embezzlement Of N200million Campaign funds by uba1991: 9:07pm On Jan 19, 2023
Confusion in the camp of the enemy.
Taraba is PDP state and it will remain like that.
The leader knows that Tinubu is not going anywhere so a bird at hand (200 million) is better than 200 million birds in the air (government appointment that is not sure).
How I wish Tinubu will send this 200 million to my account.

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Re: APC Postpones Taraba Rally Due To Embezzlement Of N200million Campaign funds by AllTheWayUp: 9:09pm On Jan 19, 2023
Everybody cashing out from Tinubu this election season
Re: APC Postpones Taraba Rally Due To Embezzlement Of N200million Campaign funds by socialmediaman: 9:10pm On Jan 19, 2023
Lagos state tax payer’s money ends up in Taraba underground storage

PS: Don’t quote me if you don’t live in or pay tax in Lagos, or if Tinubu winning election is the only way you can finally get a better job based on nepotism

Re: APC Postpones Taraba Rally Due To Embezzlement Of N200million Campaign funds by habsydiamond(m): 9:11pm On Jan 19, 2023
Na the set of people wey won rule this country again be that ooo... na just campaign dem embezzle oo what if its the country's money na all dem go pack.
Re: APC Postpones Taraba Rally Due To Embezzlement Of N200million Campaign funds by JJfrank22(m): 9:12pm On Jan 19, 2023
PARTY SCATTER
Re: APC Postpones Taraba Rally Due To Embezzlement Of N200million Campaign funds by blank(f): 11:55pm On Jan 19, 2023
Taraba seems to be notorious for embezzling money. 200m just like that.
Re: APC Postpones Taraba Rally Due To Embezzlement Of N200million Campaign funds by SaiOba: 12:12am On Jan 20, 2023
It's either Snake haff SWALLOWED the money or Thieves are stealing from a theif grin
Re: APC Postpones Taraba Rally Due To Embezzlement Of N200million Campaign funds by Mynd44: 6:49am On Jan 20, 2023

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