Ganduje suspended by APC ward over corruption allegations, as State APC intercedes
…Suspends ward leaders for six months for anti-party activities
By Aminu Garko, Kano
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has been suspended by executives of his ward in Kano State.
The nine executive members of Ganduje ward, in Dawakin-Tofa LGA on Monday announced the suspension of Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje from the party.
Malam Haladu Gwanjo, legal Advice of the party at Ganduje ward accused the former Governor of gross misconduct and misappropriation of public funds during his administration in Kano.
Gwanjo revealed that members resolved to pass a vote of no confidence in the acting National Chairman of the party due to his inability to clear his name from a wide range of allegations of corruption, particularly the widely celebrated dollar video.
The APC leader at Ganduje ward said he is worried that the party is being subjected to unnecessary embarrassment from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) over unsubstantiated allegations of corruption levelled against Ganduje’s administration.
Gwanjo emphasised that Ganduje ward leaders deem it fit to suspend the national chairman to enable him concentrate on the litigation and other inquiry where he (Ganduje) would appropriately clear his image and that of his family.
He explained that because of the political commitment demonstrated by President Tinubu in the ongoing fight against corruption the seeming baggage of corruption hanging on Ganduje, is already denting the reputation of the APC led federal government.
“We the leaders of the APC in Ganduje ward, Dawakin Tofa Local Government, engaged in thorough deliberations and subsequently decided to suspend the erstwhile Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, in light of the allegations of bribery involving foreign currency.
“It has come to our attention that Ganduje has been summoned to court to answer for these accusations, a development that we believe could potentially besmirch the reputation of our esteemed political party.
“This resolution was reached collectively on behalf of all executive members of the APC in Ganduje ward, Dawakin Tofa,” he said.
…Kano APC nullifies Ganduje’s suspension, suspends ward leaders for six months for anti-party activities
In a dramatic turn of events yesterday, the Kano Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) through the Kano State Working Committee of the party has called the bluff of the Ganduje Ward party leaders who earlier in the day suspended the national chairman of the party and former governor of the state, Umar Abdullahi Ganduje because of corruption allegations.
The state working committee did not only nullify the suspension but also sanctioned the Ganduje ward party leaders in Dawakin Tofa Local Government who earlier in the day suspended the national chairman of the party only a few hours earlier.
They were accused of anti-party activities and holding meetings with the opposition party government officials.
The APC Dawakin Tofa Local Government chairman, Inusa Dawanau, told newsmen that those behind the suspension of the national chairman were guilty of anti-party activities, as they have been found to be meeting with the opposition party.
According to the state working committee of the party, the ward leaders have been sanctioned for six months, saying that a special investigations panel has been set up to verify several allegations against them.
The Kano APC chairman, Abdullahi Abbas, said the decisions of the LG party leaders have since been adopted.
He said, “We have evidence of meetings between the state government officials and those that suspended the National Chairman. The state working committee has agreed to sanction them for six months and they are now suspended.”
