A process set in motion by some party executives to remove chairman of Adamawa chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Ibrahim Bilal, has suffered a setback.
Twelve out of the 36 members of the state executive committee (Exco) had signed a petition calling for the sack of the chairman. But by the weekend, only one of the 12 was said to have remained resolute about the plot.
The plot to remove Bilal, the process of which was started last week by the aggrieved Exco members who reportedly suspect Bilal’s loyalty, is seen as the fallout of the party’s gubernatorial primary in the State.
At least one or two of the aspirants who lost out are still hoping that there would be a re-run.
Pioneer chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu who came next to the winner, Aishatu Ahmed Binani, has gone to court to challenge Binani’s victory and asked for an order for a rerun primary.
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The aggrieved state executives were said to be motivated by the idea to have Bilal out of the way in event of a rerun but it was reliably gathered at the weekend that Bilal has largely waded off his removal plan by getting almost all the ring leaders behind the plot to shelve their plans.
The ‘one man standing’ among the anti-Bilal plot is believed to be the Organising Secretary, Mustapha Ribadu, a nephew of Nuhu Ribadu.
Mustapha Ribadu, in response to the development, denied knowledge of it.
When the move to remove Bilal started last week, those behind it alleged gross misconducts against him.