Group Defends Reps’ Appropriation C’mte Chairman, Betara Over Alleged Anti-Party Activities
Ahead of the forthcoming General Elections, the constituents of the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Hon. Muktar Aliyu Betara have dismissed the speculations making around that the lawmaker was playing anti-party activities against the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in Borno State.
Addressing news men in Abuja, the constituents under the umbrella of “Biu Forum” said that the allegations existed only in the imagination of the accusers and such should be disregarded by Party members and the general public.
The speculations followed the absence of the lawmaker at the recent inauguration of the State Chapter of APC campaign council.
Speaking on behalf of the Forum, its secretary and spokesman, Alhaji Kachalla Mohammed Umar explained that the exigences of the office of Betara who represents Biu/Bayo/Shani Federal Constituency of Borno State took him away on the day of the inauguration and fully mobilized thousands of Party supporters to the ceremony
He further said that the lawmaker remained the pride of the constituency, stressing that he had attracted more projects that anyone in the area.
According to him, “for someone or situation to bring about anti-party statement, on the contrary, it is not acceptable. We want to reiterate our stand that for past 20 years, our constituency never witnessed such developmental projects which are personally credited to Hon. Betara.
“So, we just want the general public to know our position that we are solidly behind him. Though in a democracy, everybody is entitled to his opinion, we feel it’s an opinion of somebody, somewhere, somehow. The general public should disregard such situation and the true position is that Hon. Betara is a staunch member of APC, a mobilizer, developmental individual that cares much about his people than he himself. This is our stand.
“It was the inauguration of APC State campaign council. He was not present due to exigences of his office. You know he’s the chairman, Appropriation Committee (of the House). Along the line, which is human, it was misconstrued that he doesn’t have interest or that he intentionally refused to attend. That’s the bone of contention. But later on, we discovered that it was not so. It was on the contrary. Despite his absence, he mobilized thousands of supporters to the ceremony
“For avoidance of doubt, it was the exigences of his office, that’s why he couldn’t attend. Others want to cash on it to pull him down”.
The Forum urged Party members in the State to keep off from Issues that were capable of causing disunity amogst party members ahead of the general Elections in the interest of all and sundry
The Forum assured a total victory for all the APC Candidates in the coming Elections with the full support of Hon Betara whom they described a role model to other politicians in the State.
