From Desmond Mgboh Kano
Kano State chapter of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has rejected the suspension of Governor Abba Yusuf by a faction of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party, describing it as illegal.
The party also dismissed the expulsion of leader of the party and its presidential candidate, Rabi’u Kwankwaso, by the same group.
But the party described the suspension as ‘laughable’, insisting it was carried out by some expelled members of NNPP.
NNPP Chairman in the state, Hashimu Dungurawa, sounded the rejection while briefing newsmen in Kano, yesterday.
He also alleged that those that effected the suspension and expulsion were sponsored by some undisclosed ‘outside forces’.
The NEC faction of the party had affirmed the six-month suspension of Yusuf and the expulsion of Kwankwaso from the party.
The resolution of the party was contained in a communique issued on Sunday, jointly signed by Umar Jibril and Omolara Johnson, following a NEC meeting on May 27.
Dungurawa also described the purported suspension and expulsion as unserious and of no consequence to the party, whatsoever. He wondered how an alleged sponsored group of expelled members of the party could suspend Yusuf who is the only governor of the NNPP in the country and expel Kwankwaso, its national leader, describing the action as ‘absurd’.
According to him, the leadership of the party genuinely mandated by members, across the country, would not be distracted by the action of the sponsored group. “It is focused on developing the NNPP to continue to provide good governance to Nigerians. The NNPP remains strong, winning more members across the country, in spite of the evil machinations of outside forces.”
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