The Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has suspended its Woman Leader, Maryam Suleiman, for criticising Governor Uba Sani over the huge debt inherited from the previous administration.
The party said it had taken disciplinary action against the Woman Leader, citing allegations of gross misconduct.
In a suspension notice dated March 31, 2024, signed by the APC Chairman and Secretary of Badarawa/Malali Ward, Ali Maishago and Zakkah Bassahuwa, the party asserted that the Woman Leader had been suspended over purported actions that tarnished the governor’s reputation.
The suspension letter further alleged that Suleiman had been involved in orchestrating an attack on the Governor’s Political Adviser, Manzo Maigari, which was purportedly carried out by thugs.
Citing a violation of Article 21, 2 (v) of the APC constitution, the party stated that Suleiman’s suspension would remain indefinite pending a thorough investigation into the allegations.
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The Governor had, on Saturday during a Town Hall Meeting lamented the huge debt inherited from his predecessor, Nasir El-Rufai, on May 29, 2023.
Sani had said the state is now left with a few amounts, not enough to pay salary, adding that his administration inherited a total of $587 million, N85 billion and 115 contractual liabilities from the ex-governor.
However, in response, the APC Woman Leader, in a viral video in Hausa, berated the governor over his remarks on the debt burden inherited from El-Rufai’s administration.
In the said video posted on social media, Suleiman accused Sani of mismanagement and admonished him to refrain from attributing his failures to El-Rufai.
The suspension letter read: “The Badarawa/Malali Ward APC Executive Committee after due deliberations and careful examinations on the viral video clip released on 30th March, 2024 via social networks; Facebook, Whats-app, and Tiktok, which is against the constitution of our dear party, APC as stated in article 21.2 (v).
“In view of the above, below are the gross misconducts where the subsequent suspension relied upon:
“Defamation of the character of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Uba Sani.
“Unauthorized publicity of the party’s dispute that discredited the personality of the Executive Governor of Kaduna State.”
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