As the crisis rocking the Kano State chapter of the New Nigerian People’s Party deepens, the suspended Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Bappa Bichi has dissociated himself from the party’s deviance group popularly known as Abba Tsaya da Kafafunka meaning “Abba Should Stand On His Feet”.
The group, comprising aggrieved NNPP members recently in a political program aired on Freedom Radio Kano, urged Governor Yusuf to stop submitting himself to the total control of Kwankwaso who is being accused of meddling in the affairs of the state.
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The group also urged Governor Yusuf not to listen to Kwankwaso but instead he should exercise his powers as the Chief Executive of the state.
However, absolving himself from being part of the group, Bichi said he has never been part of the splinter group or factional group.
Bichi made the clarification while speaking to newsmen on Monday evening shortly after Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf broker-peace between stakeholders in New Nigeria Peoples Party and top echelons of Kwankwasiyya movement in the state.
The meeting which was held behind closed doors at the Governor’s office Monday evening, was part of renewed effort to resolve the lingering crisis silently rocking the internal structure of the party.
The key figures involved in the reconciliation include the Secretary to State Government, Dr. Baffa Bichi, and Bichi local government Chairmanship aspirant, Hamza Sule Maifata.
“I have since submitted myself and all my activities to Governor Abba Yusuf as our leader and accepted all that he wanted I am ready to abide with. On the factional group they are talking about, I have nothing to do with them.
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“If it were 1 to tell 10 campaign initiatives, everyone knows I’m behind it because I have offices in all the 19 northern states but that is for the presidential campaign”,
Bichi has been accused of being part of the group which of recent has been criticizing the national leader of Kwankwasiyya movement, Sen. Rabi’u Kwankwaso of dabbling into the affairs of the State by controlling Governor Yusuf so as to cause crisis in the party.
