The All
Progressives Congress in Kaduna State on Monday suspended the senator
representing Kaduna Central Senatorial Zone, Shehu Sani, from the party. Read more at:
The senator, a
registered member of the party from the Tudun Wada ward, was suspended by the
Tudun Wada ward of the ruling part for anti-party activities and other
offences.
Sani a social
critics and human right activist before joining APC has been a stron critic of
the Nasir el Rufai led administration of the state government.
The chapter of the
party in the ward said in a letter to the senator dated December 27 that the
suspension was for a period of 11 months and that, henceforth, “the senator is
disengaged from partaking in or attending party activities in Kaduna State.”
In the letter
signed by the secretary of the ward, Ahmed Abdulhamid; the Public Relations
Officer, Auwal Mai Anguwa; and ex-officio member, Aminu Alilan, said Sani was
being suspended for various offences.
The party listed
Sani’s offences to include, uttering statements that allegedly violated the
rules of engagement of the party, factionalising the party and engaging in
anti-party activities by criticising the policies of Governor Nasir el-Rufai.
It said, “Hardly a
week passes by that his group will not be on air criticising and challenging
the enduring legacies of Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, that his statement on national
issues is not in conformity with that of the state government and government of
Kaduna State.”
The party also said
the senator had chosen to remain in constant confrontation with the government
of Kaduna State.
When contacted, an
aide to Sani, Mr. Suleiman Ahmed, said it was clear that those who wrote the
letter were ignorant of the laws guiding the APC.
He said though it
was clear from the letter that the people were out to stop the senator from
expressing his views about what he considered as the anti-people policies of
the El-Rufai administration, the move would not stop him from expressing his
views.
Ahmed said, “They
are toeing the line of the state secretariat of the party, so our reaction is
that those that wrote this letter are ignorant of the party’ constitution and
they are dancing to the tune of the state executive of the party and Governor
Nasir el-Rufai.”
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