Kano, Kano state – Hashimu Dungurawa, the chairman of the New Nigeria Peopleâs Party (NNPP) in Kano, has said Rabiu Kwankwaso, has not been suspended from the party.
As reported by The Cable, Dungurawa also stated that Abba Kabir Yusuf, governor of Kano state, has not been sanctioned by the ruling party.
The NNPP chairman noted that the people who signed a communique that announced the suspension of Messrs Kwankwaso and Yusuf have since been expelled from the party for alleged anti-party activities.
This Day quoted Dungurawa as saying:
Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that at least, 1,000 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano state defected to the NNPP.
The state deputy governor, Aminu Gwarzo, officially received the defectors on behalf of Governor Yusuf at the government house, Kano.
A statement by Ibrahim Garba, the deputy governorâs chief press secretary (CPS), said the defectors hail from Shanono and Bagwai local government areas (LGAs) of Kano state.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
