By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The All Progressive Congress APC has formally petitioned the Inspector General of Police IGP Kayode Egbetokun seeking the arrest and possible prosecution of identified 9 suspected masterminds of the suspension order slammed on its National Chairman Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje earlier in the week.
This is even as the Acting National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP, Ajuji Ahmed on Thursday April 18, 2024 distanced the party from the purported suspension of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state ,describing the development as the handiwork of some political jobbers threading on a familiar terrain .
The APC petition written by its National Legal Adviser Professor Abdulkareem Kana, comes on the heels of last Monday’s suspension of the National Chairman, by some acclaimed leaders of the Ganduje Ward of the party in Dawakin Tofa local council of kano state led by one Haladu Gwanjo.
The APC in the petition letter dated April 15 , specifically urged the IGP to take steps to arrest one Auwalu Galadima Jemomi and eight others claiming to be APC members from Ganduje Ward for alleged impersonation and dissemination of false and malicious information about the APC National Chairman.
“This unauthorized and misleading statement. has created significant confusion and unrest among our members and the public at large.
“Such impersonation and dissemination of false information are not only illegal ,but also have the potentials to disrupt public peace and order. .Therefore,I request the Nigeria Police Force to promptly investigate this matter and apprehend Auwalu Galadima Jemomi and his accomplices involved in this fraudulent act ” part of the APC petition reads
Prof Kana in the petition noted that the APC ,after preliminary investigations ,has identified Jemomi and eight others as the suspected impostors behind the illegal suspension of its National Chairman, Dr Ganduje, adding that the police should ensure that the incident is thoroughly and decisive investigated and addressed to avoid a repeat occurrence.
The NNPP Acting National Chairman in an interactive session with the press in Abuja, declared as null and void the suspension of the Kano State Governor by the Boniface Aniebonam led faction of the party on Wednesday April 17 .
While dismissing the suspension order Ahmed further described those behind the exercise as nothing but comedians ,who are wielding a non existent authority.
According to him, the initiators of the purported suspension of Governor Yusuf were the same people that were allegedly deployed to truncate the party’s legal battle to reclaim its kano State gubernatorial victory at the courts.
” For record purposes, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf is a bonafide member of our great party and a worthy Ambassador of NNPP ,whose leadership and unprecedented achievements in kano state are a thing of pride and as such we have no reason to suspend him” the Acting Chairman noted.
