The Tudun Wada ward of the All
Progressives Congress in Kaduna State on Monday suspended the senator
representing Kaduna Central Senatorial Zone, Shehu Sani, from the party.
The senator, a registered member
of the party from the Tudun Wada ward, was suspended for anti-party activities
and other offences.
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
criticizing the policies of Governor Nasir el-Rufai.
It said, “Hardly a week passes by
that his group will not be on air criticizing 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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