Trouble Hits Kaduna Politics Over Governorship Candidacy of Top Politician

Trouble Hits Kaduna Politics Over Governorship Candidacy of Top Politician

Top leaders of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kaduna state have called for the resignation of Suleiman Hunkuyi, as its governorship candidate for the 2023 election.

PM News reports that the leaders also threatened to take legal action against the party should Hunkuyi remain as NNPP's governorship candidate.

Suleiman Hunkuyi, Kaduna state, NNPP, governorship candidate, 2023 gubernatorial election
NNPP has been urged to drop Hunkuyi as the party's governorship candidate for Kaduna in the 2023 elections. Photo: Suleiman Hunkuyi
Source: Twitter

Speaking on the issue, the spokesperson of the group, Ibrahim Murtala, urged the NNPP to drop Hunkuyi's ahead of the election.

Stakeholders compiling signature for legal action against Hunkuyi

Murtala said the stakeholders of the party have commenced the compilation of signatures that would lead to an eventual legal action against the NNPP and Hunkuyi.

Noting that Hunkuyi was fielded wrong as NNPP's governorship candidate, Murtala said the party cannot afford to lose the forthcoming election for this reason.

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His words:

“We have written several letters to state party executives apart from verbal complaints but we are yet to get a response.
“Therefore, we have no option than to go to court for justice, we can’t afford to sacrifice the hard work and dedication of the teeming supporters of our party because of some selfish interest."

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Muhammad Shehu noted that the video of El-Rufai was made long ago and was misconstrued by some mischief-makers on social media.

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In other news, Governor Nasir El-Rufai urged the federal government to immediately remove the subsidy on petrol.

El -Rufai disclosed that governors of the 36 states and federal government officials had agreed to the removal of the petrol subsidy in September 2021.

He added that the transparency of the administration of the subsidy should have forced the federal government to end the regime.

Source: Legit.ng

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