APC suspends council chairman who wished Buhari dead in leaked audio

Sulaiman Adamu, the council chairman of APC Yola South LGA, has been suspended by the All Progressives Congress (APC) after he was heard in a leaked audio wishing President Buhari has died of the novel coronavirus.

This was disclosed by the ​State Working Committee (SWC) which set up a disciplinary panel to investigate Adamu's utterances and allegations of misconduct on his part, TVC News reports.

His suspension was contained in a statement signed by Mohammed Abdullahi, the state caretaker publicity secretary.

In the said clip, the suspended chairman was reportedly heard saying that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo would have been a better president if Buhari had died.

Part of the statement on the party's decision read: “In the light of the above, we had an emergency SWC meeting today (10/08/2021) where the audio clip was replayed, digested, and deliberated upon.

“At the end it was observed that some of the words/remarks in the audio clip were most unfortunate and require further investigation.

“In order to ensure unhindered investigation and fair hearing, the SWC has resolved that the APC Caretaker Chairman, Yola South Local Government (Alh. Suleiman Adamu) who is a member of the State Executive Committee be suspended pending the outcome of the investigation by the 7- man disciplinary committee.