Members of the All Progressives Congress in Tudun Wada, Kaduna State have suspended the senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, from the party for a period of 11 months.
Sheu sins include, uttering statements that allegedly violate the rules of engagement of the party, factionalising the party and engaging in anti-party activities by criticising the policies of Governor Nasir El-Rufai.
A letter signed by the secretary of the ward, Ahmed Abdulhamid; the Public Relations Officer, Auwal Mai Anguwa; and ex-officio member, Aminu Alilan, said , “Hardly a week passes by that his group will not be on air criticising 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.”
An aide to Senator Sheu, Mr. Suleiman Ahmed, while reacting said it was clear that those who wrote the letter were ignorant of the laws guiding the APC.
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.”
While reacting to the alleged suspension of the Senator representing Kaduna Central by the state chapter of the APC, the party’s National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun said, “We (at the National level) have not been notified.
“If they bring the matter to our attention we will know what to do,” he added.