Niger APC suspension: Hon. Lado exonerates self

Barely 24 hours after the All Progressive Congress in Niger State announced the suspension of three senators and six House of Representatives members, the Member representing Suleja/Tafa/Gurara Federal Constituency, Hon. Abubakar Lado Suleja, has exonerated himself.
Lado said he was not withholding anything that is due to the party.
While expressing shock and dismay over his purported suspension from the APC on Tuesday, Lado stated that as a founding member of the party, it will be unfair to only hear about his purported suspension from the media instead of the party’s usual channel of communication.
He said in a statement made available to The Eagle Online: “It is expedient to let people know that I have not taken any step or refused to pay my dues to the party.”
It should be recalled that the State Secretary Barrister Mohammed Liman had briefed journalists that three senators and six House of Representatives members have been suspended over their failure to pay their dues.
Lado explained that as a former National ‎Youth leader and National Deputy Treasurer of the party, there was no way he will renege in his responsibility to the party.
He said he knows his responsibility to the party to the extent that he will not withhold anything due to the party.
According to him, there was a standing agreement between the National Assembly and the party at the national level to deduct all the dues of the party from source, hence the dues the state party was referring to were being deducted and remitted as agreed.
While saying that he will continue to be a very loyal and committed party man,‎ Lado admonished the APC in Niger State to take steps that will continue to ensure the cohesiveness of the party in the state.
Accordingly, he said: “I ‎have been a committed party man, so how can I not know my due to the party? I will always do what will lead to the growth of our party.”