The All Progressive Concern Actors, APCA, working underneath the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has criticized Senator David Jimkuta for attending a celebration consultative assembly on a Sunday morning coinciding with Christian worship hours.
Jimkuta, who represents Taraba South and is the very best rating APC elected official from the state, led a delegation of occasion officers to a North-East APC stakeholders assembly held in Gombe by 11:00 am on Sunday, June 15, 2025.
Throughout a press briefing in Jalingo on Monday, APCA coordinator, Damshark Mark Adamu and secretary Ismaila Dauda, condemned the timing of the assembly and faulted Jimkuta for failing to advocate for a extra inclusive schedule.
The group argued that scheduling such a major political assembly throughout Sunday service hours confirmed insensitivity to the Christian inhabitants inside the occasion and the area.
“Senator Jimkuta must be held accountable. As a Christian and a distinguished chief within the occasion, he ought to have intervened and suggested towards holding the assembly throughout church hours.
“He has the affect to steer, and with that comes the accountability to make sure the occasion respects the spiritual variety of its members,” mentioned Adamu
The group additionally referenced an earlier press briefing on Friday, by which an APC chieftain Daniel Musa criticized the North-East Zonal Coordinator and governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, for scheduling the assembly at a time many Christians can be in church.
The group famous that the problem was raised publicly, but the assembly proceeded as deliberate.
“Throughout his 2023 marketing campaign, Senator Jimkuta brazenly recognized as a Christian and sought help from the Christian group.
“This motion now seems like a betrayal. He should apologize to the Christians within the zone for taking part in an occasion that disrespected their religion,” Adamu acknowledged.
