Bauchi APM races to avert crisis as ex-chair claims party leadership

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Bauchi State is racing to avert a possible leadership crisis following competing claims of leadership by the former State Chairman, Auwal Isah ‘Mai Takalminroba’ having been dissolved by the National leadership of the party last month and constituted a Caretaker Committee led by Alhaji Shehu Adaji.

The development has raised concerns over the party’s leadership structure in the state, prompting the Caretaker Committee to address a press conference reaffirming its legitimacy and warning party members against what it described as unauthorised claims by the former chairman.

The Caretaker Committee Chairman, Shehu Adaji said the National Working Committee (NWC), subsequently ratified by the National Executive Council (NEC) of the party, had dissolved the entire executive structure of the APM in Bauchi State, from ward to state levels.

He maintained that the dissolution effectively stripped Mai Takalminroba and members of the former State Working Committee of the authority to speak or act on behalf of the party.
Adaji said the seven-member caretaker structure was approved by the NWC and NEC and formally inaugurated on October 27, 2026.

The committee was constituted to oversee the party’s affairs, reconcile aggrieved members and harmonise its structures across the state pending the election of substantive executives.

The leadership dispute comes at a critical period for the party, which is preparing for ward, local government and state congresses to elect substantive executives. The Caretaker Committee Chairman said preparations for the congresses were ongoing, promising that the process would be transparent, credible and inclusive.

He urged party members and supporters to disregard pronouncements from individuals it described as unauthorised, warning against actions capable of creating confusion within the party.

The committee also called on party stakeholders, security agencies, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the general public to recognise the caretaker leadership.