The New Nigeria Peoples Party, Kano Chapter has suspended four top members of the party including Senator representing Kano South, Senator Kawu Sumaila, Ali Madakin Gini, Sani Abdullahi Rogo, and Kabiru Alhassa Rurum, over allegations of anti-party activities.
The chairman of the Party, Hashimu Dungurawa, announced the suspension while speaking with journalists on Monday.
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“The affected members are Alhaji Abdullahi Sani Rogo, a member representing Rogo Federal Constituency, Kano, Alhaji Abdullahi Rurum, representing Rano/Kibiya, and Ali Madakin Gini, representing Dala Federal Constituency in Kano,” Dugurawa said.
According to Dungurawa, these National Assembly members were elected under the NNPP platform but have recently engaged in activities contrary to the party’s wishes, beliefs, and moral principles.
He noted that they were given complimentary tickets during the party elections, but instead of showing gratitude, they have been working against the party’s interests.
A recent incident that sparked the suspension was Senator Kawu Sumaila’s daughter’s wedding and the commissioning of projects at his university in Sumaila.
Dungurawa expressed surprise that the attendees were mostly individuals who had worked against Kawu in the past, while none of the NNPP members were invited.
The party Chairman said,” A committee will be set up to investigate the issue and address it once and for all.”
Dungurawa emphasized that there is still room for dialogue, and if the suspended members repent and seek forgiveness, the party may consider reinstating them.
Recall that on Friday during the wedding fatiha of Senator Kawu Sumaila, prominent members of the All Progressives Congress including the National Chairman of the party, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje and Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin attended the wedding in Sumaila.
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When contacted, Alhaji Kabiru Alhassan Rurum, the member representing Rano/Kibiya/Bunkure Federal Constituency, has dismissed his suspension from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano, describing it as a baseless move and an act of contempt of court.
Rurum insisted that he and his colleagues were never aligned with the faction that changed the party’s logo, emphasizing that they belong to a different NNPP faction.
It could be recalled that Rurum and Madakin Gini had openly dissociated themselves from the Kwankwasiyya movement and identified with the NNPP with the fruit and basket logo.
“The world knows that since they changed the party’s logo, we have not been with them. We are in the NNPP with the fruit and basket logo, while they are with the book logo. We also have a court judgment that dismissed their claims,” Rurum stated.
The lawmaker accused the Kano NNPP leadership of defying legal rulings, stating, “What they did is a contempt of court. They are not legitimate party leaders. After our victory, they took us to an Abia High Court, and even this week, we were in court again. They are deceiving Nigerians.”
Rurum also linked the suspension to the recent wedding ceremony of Senator Kawu Sumaila’s daughter, which he said was attended by prominent Nigerians.
He alleged that the party’s leadership, including its national leader, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, was invited but chose not to attend.
“The real issue disturbing them, which shouldn’t even be politicized, is the wedding of Senator Kawu Sumaila’s daughter. Honourable Nigerians were in attendance, and all of them, including Kwankwaso, were invited, but they refused to show up,” he said.
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Rurum dismissed the suspension as meaningless, stating that his faction operates independently.
“Everybody in this country knows we are on two different lanes. They have only suspended themselves because we are not with them,” he declared.
