The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) on Monday suspended the senator representing Kano South Senatorial District, Sen. Kawu Sumaila, and three other lawmakers over alleged anti-party activities.
The three other lawmakers are Kabiru Alhassan Rurum (Rano/Kibiya Federal Constituency), Ali Madakin Gini (Dala Federal Constituency), and Sani Abdullahi Rogo (Rogo/Karaye Federal Constituency).
The party chairman, Hashimu Dungurawa, announced the suspension at the party secretariat in Kano, stating that the lawmakers were penalized for engaging in activities contrary to the party’s interests.Dungurawa said the members were elected under the NNPP platform but have recently been acting contrary to the party’s interests, norms, and values.
He said the members were given complimentary tickets during the party elections but began to work against the party’s interests after being elected,” Dungurawa said.
“We are seeing them (four of them, Senator Kawu Sumaila, Kabiru Alhassan Rurum (Rano/Kibiya Federal Constituency), Ali Madakin Gini (Dala Federal Constituency), and Sani Abdullahi Rogo (Rogo/Karaye Federal Constituency)) as not too functional members of our party.
“They are doing things contrary to our interests, norms, and values of our party, and we find it very necessary for us to have a stand, which is to suspend them because of their wrongdoings, bad attitude to the party, and demoralizing party stand,” he said.
Dungurawa cited an instance with a gathering where Senator Kawu Sumaila commissioned some projects, alleging that they were not invited by the senator, whereas APC bigwigs such as the National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, and Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, were in attendance.
Recall that Ganduje had, at another gathering in Kano over the weekend, hinted that plans were underway by the party to receive senior officials, senators, and other legislators from the NNPP into APC.