Taraba gubernatorial aspirant, Hon. Kente tags those calling for his expulsion criminals.
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and 2023 Governorship aspirant in Taraba State, Chief David Sabo Kente has described those calling for his expulsion from the party for alleged anti-party activities are criminals and mischief-makers.
Kente further described the group as disgruntled elements who do not wish him and the Taraba people well.
Since the appearance of a copy of the petition in the public glare, various commentators have taken to the media to express their views on the purported allegations.
Kente who was indeed not alone but hundreds of APC supporters in Taraba State described the copy as cheap propaganda aimed at tarnishing the reputation and good standing of the frontline APC stalwart in the eyes of the public.
The alleged officials had in a letter addressed to the Zonal Chairman, (South), Taraba State of the party claimed that Chief Kente was involved in activities contrary to some provisions of the constitution of the party.
The letter is titled “Notification of serial anti-party activities by Chief David Sabo Kente: A demand for his immediate expulsion from the All Progressives Congress” and copied to the National Chairman of the party among others.
Reacting to the issue, Chief Kente described the letter which the writers criminally ascribed to themselves as a “petition” as baseless and a figment of the imagination of the writers.
According to him, the writers were not only fake but are not the authentic officials of Kente Ward as produced by the July 31st Ward Congress, noting that they are those who lost out in that Congress and are accusing Chief Kente of being responsible for their defeat.
Kente pointed out that the petitioners, after losing woefully at the Ward Congress unfortunately turned themselves into an opposition group desperately working against the interest of not only Chief. David Kente but the entire APC in the state.
According to him, investigation revealed that the writers were recruited by a desperate governorship aspirant of the party from the southern zone to tarnish his image who has been regarded as a stumbling block to the aspirations of the desperados.
Accordingly, it would sound not only funny but wishful thinking for anybody to accuse Chief Kente of either romancing or working for Governor Darius Ishaku of PDP.
On the writers’ claim of financial inducement, Chief Kente described it as laughable saying he had been a successful businessman with his investments scattered across Nigeria and West Africa.
“For the benefit of the doubt, Taraba State has not enjoyed the most desired social amenities and infrastructure from the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) where Chief Kente served on the board as commissioner representing the state because Governor Darius viewed Kente as a threat to his administration and has vehemently refused to cooperate and create the enabling environment for such development projects and programs to be carried out in Taraba.”
He disclosed that one of the very few times he and Governor Ishaku met had to do with official issues as they relate to donations of agricultural implements to the state government by the North East Development Commission in 2021.
During the event, Chief Kente publicly accused Governor Darius Ishaku of frustrating smooth operations of the Commission in Taraba State.
Another meeting between Chief Kente and the Governor was during a courtesy visit by the management of the Commission early last year to the government of Taraba State.
At that visit, Governor Darius publicly gave two cartons of Highland Tea as souvenirs to Chief Kente. It is probably these two cartons of tea that these sponsored mischief-makers misconstrued to be money.
