12/06/2024
Let the 2025 election games begin, Taiba Sultana and Nadeem Qayyum!!
Lehigh Valley News (Nov. 27, 2024);
Embroiled in accusations
Qayyum will seek one of five at-large seats on the nine-member council on the ballot in 2025. . . .
Qayyum was embroiled in accusations of election fraud this year. Sultana challenged longtime incumbent Bob Freeman for Pennsylvania's 136th House, but her candidate petition included hundreds of problematic signatures.
Several pages appeared to be photocopies, which are not acceptable under state law.
In addition, someone appeared to forge the signature of state Sen. Lisa Boscola, D-Northampton. Boscola, a longtime political force in the region known for bucking the party line, does not live in the district and reported the matter to the Northampton County District Attorney's office.
The page bearing the forged signature was affirmed by Qayyum. No criminal charges were ever filed over the matter.
Nadeem Qaddum, the husband of Easton City Councilwoman Taiba Sultana, will run for one of five at-large seats on Northampton County Council in the 2025 election.
