The ruling All Progressives Congress has distanced itself from the report attributed to its Kano State chapter, suggesting that the Presidency might be involved in the attempt to remove Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman.
Felix Morka, the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, rejected the claim during an appearance on Arise TV on Thursday.
The Kano APC, represented by Ahmad Aruwa, had accused the Presidency of working against the APC national chairman.
Aruwa made these allegations in a widely circulated video on social media, attributing Ganduje’s troubles to certain forces in the presidency.
The Kano APC also criticized President Bola Tinubu for not publicly defending the embattled party national chairman, stating that Ganduje supported his presence in Kano despite opposition from some grassroots politicians.
In response, Morka acknowledged that while he couldn’t verify the context of Aruwa's comments, he believed they reflected the truth.
He commented, “First, I am just hearing about this. I didn’t monitor that information. I wouldn’t say much about it. I don’t know the context or circumstances in which he made those comments. But the national chairman of APC is still the national chairman and we have the leader of the party who is the president, who to the best of my knowledge recognises Ganduje as our national chairman. So nothing has shifted.
“We know that the individuals who are behind this move to suspend the national chairman are people without membership in the party and any form of authority. I am sure you saw yesterday that all of the executive committee and members of the ward were at the national headquarters of our party to physically denounce all of the activities that occurred.
“We are in a situation where some imposters and outsiders in the party are invoking legal processes to embarrass, create confusion, and disturb the peace of the party in Kano for no reason. From all indications, many of the members who were at that press conference where the announcement was made are individuals we profiled that are connected one way or the other with very senior officials of the NNPP.”
The political turmoil in Kano escalated on Wednesday after a Federal High Court, presided over by another judge, Justice A.M Liman, halted the purported suspension of Ganduje by his ward executives in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of the state.
The ruling was issued following Ganduje's exparte motion to uphold his right to a fair hearing.
