The Allied People’s Movement (APM) has elected its national chairman, Yusuf Mamman Dantalle as its presidential candidate for the 2023 general election.
In a statement signed by the party’s National Secretary, Oyedeyi Ayodele Adebayo revealed that Dantalle who was the sole presidential candidate of the party was overwhelmingly elected by delegates in the presidential primary held at the party’s nationalized secretariat, Abuja on Wednesday 8th June 2022.
Yusuf Dantalle will now contest the 2023 presidential election with Bola Tinubu (APC), Atiku Abubakar (PDP), Peter Obi (Labour Party) and Chekwas Okorie (APGA).
APM special convention also expelled six of its suspended national working committee members and three state chairmen for gross anti-party activities which brought the party to ridicule and disrepute. They are – Rose D.S. Gyar- forrmer National Treasurer, Nasir Baba – former National Financial Secretary, Abubakar Ahmed – National Welfare Officer,
Rowland Inyama – Southeast, Felix Idowu- National Youth Leader,
Nasir Mohammed Sidi Aliyu – National Publicity Officer, Abram Gyabo- Nasarawa State Chairman,
Thomas Akosu – former FCT Chairman and Nuhu Soba – former Kaduna State Chairman.
The party also replaced those expelled. They are: National Treasurer- Ruth Bature, Alh. Inusa Ibrahim – National Financial Secretary,
Alh. Bashir Bala- National Auditor,
Njoku Kalu- Welfare Officer, Aisha Abdullahi Abubakar – Deputy National Welfare Officer,
Arc. Mohammed Awwan Suleiman, Nasarawa State Chairman. National Youth Leader – Barr. Boluwatife Peters,
Adams Umar Yahaya- FCT Chairman,
Habila Mutla – Assistant PRO, Aloluwa Esther Obaja – Assistant Youth leader, Comrade Mark Adebayo – Publicity Secretary, Blessing Uzoukwu – Deputy Publicity Secretary, Alh. Muhammad Umar – Yobe State Chairman,
Yahaya Alhasan Marafa – Kaduna State Chairman.
APM equally set up a five-man committee to investigate its finances – expenditure and income.
A further five-man committee was set up to review and amend the party’s constitution to equip it for future elections.
Delegates also set up a seven-man committee to plan the party’s national convention where new officers will be elected to chart the way forward for the party and the nation. No date was fixed for the convention.
