The crisis in the All Progressive Congress in Kaduna state got messier
Sunday as the Restoration faction of the party led by Senator Hunkuyi
announced the suspension of the state governor, Nasir El Rufai for six
months for his failure to respond to a query issued to him last week
Thursday.
El Rufai’s suspension is coming two days after the main
faction of the party announced the suspension of Senator Hunkuyi for
six months and expelled 28 others.
But addressing a press
conference in Kaduna Sunday, the factional chairman of the party, Alhaji
Danladi Wada said the failure of El Rufai to respond to the query
issued him necessitated the latest action.
“This briefing is
sequel to 48 hours ultimatum/query and warning issued to the state
governor to explain and defence himself against the allegations leveled
against him which he failed to respond.
“The State Working
Committee on Saturday 17, February 2018, convened and resolved to
consider and to rectify the findings and recommendations of the
Disciplinary Committee and the Fact Finding Committee put before it in
accordance with the provision of article 21(B) section 3 of the APC
constitution and accordingly, the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir
El-Rufai stands suspended for 6 months from the APC, commencing from
17, February, 2018.”
The group noted that the Presidential
Reconciliation Committee led by National leader of the party, Asiwaju
Ahmed Bola Tinubu, may hit the rock if El-Rufai refused to admit his
faults.
A member of the Restoration faction, Mataimaki
Tom-Maiyashi noted the Governor’s body language and action didn’t
suggest the willingness to submit to genuine reconciliation.
He said other parties may benefit from the crisis in the party if the APC fails to put its house in order.
:”The Stakeholders welcome the initiatives to settle major issues which a are dividing and weakening the party.
“The real reconciliation will only be achieve if justice and the willingness to take difficult decisions are upheld.
“Stakeholders
observed that in Kaduna State at least, the postures and actions if the
governor, Nasir el-Rufai, and his associates do not suggest the
willingness to submit to genuine reconciliation.
“All suspensions
by persons other than those led by the acting chairman of the party,
Alhaji Danladi Wada are exercises in futility, null and void.
“The
acting chairman should exercise his full powers and conclude
disciplinary actions against all members, no matter their positions in
the party.”
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