Lawal A Dogara, Kaduna
Acting Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC) Kaduna State Chapter Yahaya Baba Pate has said the recent suspension of Governor Nasir El-Rufai by Senator Hunkuyi led faction of the party should be disregarded.
Pate said, the ‘so called’ chairman of the faction, Danladi Wada is an imposter, adding that such person lacks power to suspend any member of the party.
Briefing newsmen on the outcome of the SEC meeting at the party Secretariat on Ali Akilu road, Kaduna on Monday, Pate said, the meeting adopted the recommendations of the State Working Committee on the local government elections and commended the ongoing registration of party members.
He announced that the sales of forms for the party primaries ahead of the Kaduna State local government elections slated for May 12, will commence this week.
According Pate, the party is set to roll out the timetable in few days time, for the party primaries ahead of the local government elections.
According to him, “the authentic chairman of the party is Alhaji Shuaibu Idris. He is the chairman recognised by the national leadership of the party. Just last week, he received an invitation letter from the national secretariat, signed by the National Chairman, Chief Odigie Oyegun, inviting him for National Executive Committee meeting next week.
“The Senator Hunkuyi led group is illegitimate. As far as we are concerned, most of them have been expelled including the so called factional chairman, Danladi Wada. As for Senator Hunkuyi, he is under six months’ suspension, because we cannot expel him. Only the national leadership can expel him, because he is a political office holder.” he said.
