APC suspends ex-lawmaker, 9 others over alleged anti-party activities

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended former House of Representatives member Muhammad Shehu Koko, along with nine other party officials from Koko Local Government Area, citing serious breaches of party discipline.

According to a suspension letter made public, the affected individuals—including key local executives such as APC Vice Chairman Muhammad Danyado, Secretary Biyaminu Muhammad, and Women Leader Talatu Zauro—are accused of disloyalty, anti-party conduct, and harassment of fellow party executives.

Also suspended are the youth leader, financial secretary, welfare secretary, and several others within the party’s local leadership structure.

The letter bears the signatures of the local APC chairman, Muhammad Maibarga; Koko LGA executive chairman, Sirajo Usman Koko; and 14 other prominent stakeholders of the party in the area.

Associates of the suspended former legislator, while declining to speak on his behalf, suggested the move might be connected to his speculated bid for a Senate seat-an ambition said to have created friction with powerful interests within the state’s APC structure.