NNPP faction faults suspension of Kano SSG
A faction of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has faulted the suspension of the Secretary to the Kano State Government (SSG) Dr Abdullahi Bichi, describing it as null and void.
Malam Dalhatu Usman, the Chairman of the faction stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Kano.
Usman said that no individual had the power to suspend Bichi from the party.
The state chapter of the party had suspended Bichi, and the state’s Commissioner for Transport, Malam Muhammad Diggol for alleged disrect to the party’s leadership.
Alhaji Hashimu Dungurawa, the state party, stated that the party received multiple complaints from the ward and local government leaderships of the party against the two top government officials.
He said the duo were suspended because they disrespected the party and its leadership.
“The party cannot tolerate actions that undermine its leadership and structure. After receiving formal complaint letters from their wards, and upon confirmation of the allegations by the local leadership, we had no other option but to take this decisive step,” the chairman said.
The leadership of the NNPP in Kano North, under the chairmanship of Mal Sulaiman Dambatta, further verified the allegations, which led to the ultimate decision to suspend both officials.
The suspension of the two government officials came less than two weeks to the local government councils election in the state scheduled to hold on Oct. 26.
The crisis was reportedly a fallout of the party’s recent primaries, ahead of the poll, which left many aspirants alleging favouritism and improprieties in the conduct of the exercise.
The development was seen as the NNPP’s first dose of crisis in the state since the party captured power during the 2023 general elections.
