2023: General Usman denies membership of Labour Party Campaign Council

By Najibullahi Adamu

A retired military officer, Major-General Yakubu Usman and member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign council has denied the insinuation that he has taken a new appointment as member of the Labour Party (LP) National Campaign Council.

The PDP chieftain in a press statement issued to our correspondent yesterday by his media aide Collins Igbokwe alleged that Vanguard Newspaper had in its October 13th edition reported that Major-General Yakubu Usman was appointed as a member of the National Campaign Council (NCC) of the Labour Party (LP).

He said his principal had been receiving numerous phone calls from, PDP leaders who saw the publication, insinuating that he has resigned his membership of PDP, and taken a new appointments with Labour Party (LP) National Campaign Council which he described as falsehood.

While lamenting that the reporter of the newspaper did not seek from the general the position of his membership of the campaign council before filing his report, the media aide said his boss demands retraction from the newspaper.

“However, we here by wish to set the public records straight that firstly, Major-General Yakubu Usman (Rtd) is not a registered Member of the Labour Party (LP) in his Ward, LGA, State or National.

“He has never attended any meetings of the Labour Party (LP) at any levels. So you are required to withdraw your publication, tender a written apology for damages, suffered as a result of your publication.

“It should be noted that secondly, since retirement till date, Major-General Yakubu Usman (Rtd) is a full registered member of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in his Ward & LGA in Bauchi State, North East geo-political zone and a National Stakeholder of PDP”. He clarified.

Igbokwe further explained that Usman on the 28th September, 2022, was appointed and inaugurated as a member, Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council at International Conference Center (ICC) Abuja.