Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Umar Haruna Doguwa and the Organizing Secretary, Sanusi Suraju Kwankwaso have been suspended by the party on allegations of misconduct and anti-party activities.
Their sack was not unconnected to the face-off between Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso.
Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas Sanusi, former Commissioner of Environment and currently Special Adviser to Governor Ganduje on Political Affairs has been appointed as the Acting Chairman.
Briefing reporters at the Maiduguri Road headquarters of the state chapter of the APC, yesterday, Secretary of the party, Abbas Sani Abbas, also said that already, a seven-man Committee has been constituted to investigate the activities of the duo.
He named chairman of the Committee as Alhaji Haruna Ahmadu Danzago, Secretary, Alhaji Nuraddeen Zubair and five others who were given one week to investigate and submit their findings and as well recommend appropriate action against Doguwa and Kwankwaso.
“Having received complaints and petitions from card-carrying members of our great party, the APC, about the case of misconduct and abuse of office by the state party chairman, Haruna Umar Doguwa and the state Organizing Secretary, Sanusi Suraju Kwankwaso of which the former, after issuing out a press conference duly agreed upon by the party Working Committee and Elders Committee respectively, and he later betrayed the trust by making a unilateral statement that refuted the party’s position on the subject matter,” the party secretary said.
“In the same respect, the Organizing Secretary made various radio programmes which are injurious to the party, without seeking the permission of the party. Based on the above action, we therefore, suspend the party chairman, Haruna Umar and the Organizing Secretary, Sanusi Suraju Kwankwaso, from their various position and we hereby constitute a seven-disciplinary committee which was set up to investigate the matter and take proper disciplinary measure and we urge them to discharge their duty without hindrance.”
