THE New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano State has suspended the secretary to the state government (SSG), Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, and the commissioner of transportation, Muhammad Diggol.
This was confirmed on Monday, October 14, by the party chairman in the state, Hashim Sulaiman Dungurawa.
According to Dungurawa, the suspension came after the party received multiple complaints from its ward and local government leadership.
Dungurawa declared that the two party chieftains were suspended due to their disloyalty, abuse of power, and inciting disorder inside the party.
“We are announcing today that we have suspended the SSG Abdullahi Baffa Bichi and the commissioner of transportation, Muhammad Diggol over abuse of power, office and disloyalty to the party.
“The party cannot tolerate actions that undermine its leadership and structure. After receiving formal complaint letters from their wards, and upon confirmation of the allegations by the local leadership, we have no other option but to take this decisive step,” Dungurawa stated.
He commended the party leaders from Bichi North wards and local government for documenting their concerns.
He also stated that the party faithful from Bichi North wards and local government appreciated the proactive approach and supported the decision to suspend the officials pending investigation.
The suspension of the two officials came after the announcement by the spokesperson to the governor, Sanusi Tofa, that the state Governor Abba Yusuf had settled the differences between Bichi and Hamza Sule Maifata, the chairmanship candidate of Bichi Local Government.
The NNPP won the Kano State governorship election in March 2023.
The current governor, Yusuf, won the election by defeating the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasir Gawuna, who was the deputy governor of the state, and 16 other contestants.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (IINEC) declared Yusuf the winner of the keenly contested poll after the collation of results from the 44 local government areas (LGAs) in the state.
According to the returning officer, Ahmad Dokko, Yusuf won the election with 1,019,602 votes, while Gawuna got 890,705 votes.
But despite the NNPP being in charge in the state, the party has been bedevilled by wranglings within the party
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