The Shuiabu Inuwa Wada-led Kaduna State factional of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has queried Governor Nasir El-Rufai and slammed 18 months suspension on his Political Adviser Uba Sani, the State Commissioner for Finance, Suleiman Abdu Kwari, and Acting State Secretary of the party, Yahaya Bab Pate, for activities that the faction described as “inimical to the interest of the State Chapter of the Party.”

The factional chairman, at a press conference in Kaduna on Thursday, said the suspension of the trio of Messrs Sani, Pate and Suleiman is with effect from February 12, 2018.

“The Governor earned the query due to his anti peoples, anti party activities and inhuman policies. El-Rufai is expected to respond to the query within 48 hours,” he said.

Mr. Wada also announced the “relocation” of the State Secretariat to 11, Sambo road, Ungwan Rimi GRA from its current location along on Ali Akilu near Lugard Hall round about.

According to him, Mr. Pate was suspended “for always taking unilateral decisions and conclusions and issuance of directives to the Local Government, Ward and individual members of the party in the name of the decisions of the State Executive Council of the party or State Working Committee, while in the real sense he was carrying out the biddings of Uba Sani, Political Adviser to governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna.

“His actions were adjudged to have compromised the party constitution thereby disrupting peaceful, lawful and efficient organisation of the party in the state.

“While Suleiman Abdu Kwari, El-Rufai Finance Commissioner was suspended for 18 months for undue interference on issues within the scope state, local government and ward organs of the party which tend to disrupt the peaceful, lawful and efficient organisation of the party with reference to his Sabon Gari Local Government and Bomo ward of the same Sabon Gari LGA.

“He was also adjudged to be disobedient and negligent in carrying out lawful directives of the party.”

The factional chairman added that “Mr. Sani, El-Rufai’s SA on Political, was never a member of party until recently that the state embarked on continuous membership drive that he picked his membership card, early this year.

“The activities of Uba Sani have inflicted incurable damage to the party. For this reason, he has been suspended for 18 months.”

The chairpersons of APC, in the six local governments that make up Kaduna Central Senatorial district had endorsed Mr. Sani a rival candidate as senator for the zone.

The district is currently represented in the Senate by Shehu Sani, an activist and member of the APC. Mr. Sani has had a running battle with the governor.

The APC chairmen endorsed Mr. Sani the political adviser to Mr. El-Rufai, for the ticket, come 2019.

The six local governments whose APC leaders endorsed the action are Chikun, Birnin Gwari, Kajuru, Kaduna North, Kaduna South and Giwa.

The APC chairman of Kaduna North Local Government Area, Musa Sheriff, said that their decision for the endorsement was based on “the positive contributions by Mr. Sani to the affected local governments including securing jobs for the youth.”

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