Leadership Tussle: Speaker Asks Supporters to Remain Law-abiding
By Abdullahi Alhassan and Amina Abdullahi Girbo Bauchi.
Following his purported removal as Chairman of the Stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ningi, Local Government by the Alhaji Uba Nana-led Caretaker Committee, Rt. Honorable Abubakar Y Suleiman (Dangaladiman Ningi) urged his supporters not to take the law into their own hands.
As a loyal party member, the Speaker stated that he will never allow violations of the party’s Constitution or divisive actions by some born-to-rule elements to bring misfortune and crisis to the party. According to him has held the position of Chairman of Stakeholders since becoming Speaker of the State House of Assembly and the State’s number three citizen, according to him.
However, the Local Government Party Chairman abruptly called and informed him that he had received instructions from the State Party Secretariat that he had been replaced as Chairman of the Ningi Local Government APC Stakeholders by Hon. Abdullahi Sa’ad Abdulkadir (Baba Iyali).
Rt. Honorable Abubakar Suleiman stated, “I remain the Chairman of Ningi APC Stakeholders, majority of the Critical Stakeholders recognize by the Party Constitution are with me and have already rejected my purported removal”. The Speaker added “The Stakeholders are the ones responsible for appointing their Chairman and I am enjoying the full support of virtually all of them except very few. Asserting that, “We will conduct the ward congresses and other congresses in conformity with the party’s Constitution and the Guidelines of the congresses. “He said.
Rt. Honorable Abubakar Suleiman also promised party supporters in Ningi Local Government that no one will be allowed to hand over the party to someone whose only asset and connection to Ningi is the political position.