The factional Chairman of the New Nigerian Peoples Party in Kano State, Senator Mas’ud El-Jibril Doguwa, has described the suspension of the Senator representing Kano South, Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila, and three members of the House of Representatives as inconsequential and of no effect.
Recall that the state NNPP Chairman, Hashimu Dungurawa, accused Sumaila and the three lawmakers of engaging in anti-party activities on Monday.
The affected members are a member representing Rogo Federal Constituency, Kano, Alhaji Abdullahi Rogo; Alhaji Abdullahi Rurum representing Rano/Kibiya; and Ali Maadakin Gini, representing Dala Federal Constituency in Kano.
However, reacting to the suspension, Doguwa said that Dungurawa lacked the authority to mete out disciplinary action as long as he remained the authentic NNPP Chairman in Kano State.
Doguwa insisted that the federal lawmakers from Kano are members of the NNPP under the fruit basket logo recognized by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
He said, “The fact that Senator Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila and the three other federal lawmakers are no longer loyal to Kwankwasiyya does not invalidate their membership in the NNPP.
“Dungurawa is suspending Senator Sumaila in which capacity and as who in the party? As far as the NNPP is concerned, Dungurawa was the former Chairman, so he lacks the power to suspend anyone, not even high-ranking members.
“For your information, Dungurawa is a member of Kwankwasiyya, an association and not a political party. So, how can he declare members of the NNPP suspended? I want to believe he’s joking, and perhaps he woke up from a deep slumber.
“These people do not belong to the NNPP with the fruit logo, where we belong and where I remain the authentic Chairman in Kano, so how can a stranger come out to challenge the real owner of the house? Let me simply urge the public to disregard the news,” Doguwa said.
Recall that a few months ago, Doguwa declared himself as NNPP Chairman under the leadership of Boniface Amieblam, who led a faction of the party in Kano State.
The national leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has yet to react to the ongoing debacle.
