By Ken Chiwendu
The All Progressives Congress APC,Kaduna State chapter has suspended the state Women Leader, Haj. Maryam Mai-Rusau for defending the immediate-past governor Nasir El-Rufai over controversy on the state’s debt.
The state Governor ,Uba Sani recently lamented the high debt profile he inherited from Nasir El-Rufai., his predecessor.
Uba,who spoke at a town hall meeting on Saturday, said his administration inherited a debt burden of $587 million, N85 billion, and 115 contractual liabilities from the El-Rufai administration.
But the Women Leader reportedly in a viral video rebuffed the governor’s remark, saying the governor is ungrateful as Mr El-Rufai did everything to ensure his victory at the polls.
She said that the governor knowing that there is no money in the state’s coffers ought to resign from office.
“If you say there is no money in Kaduna State, why don’t you resign? Notwithstanding the huge debt burden, he ran from pillar to post trying to get the party’s governorship ticket from Mallam [El-Rufai].
“It is a clear case of betrayal. Mallam did everything for Uba to become a senator and later governor.
“As a senator, Uba Sani is the arrowhead of securing loans by El-Rufai administration. He was deeply involved in that,” she said.
Following her remarks, the APC in a letter signed by the state chairman and secretary Ali Maishago and Zakka Bassahuwa respectively, suspended the woman leader for gross misconduct.
“The Badarawa/Malali Ward APC Executive Committee after due deliberations and careful examinations on the viral video clip released on 30th March, 2024 via social networks; Facebook, Whatsapp, and Tiktok which is against the constitution of our dear party APC as stated in article 21.2 (v).
“In view of the above, below are the gross misconducts where the subsequent suspension relied upon:
“Defamation of character of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kaduna State Malam Uba Sani.
“Unauthorized publicity of the party dispute that discredited the personality of the Executive Governor of Kaduna State.
“Furthermore, from today Sunday 31st of March, 2024, the leadership of APC Badarawa/Malali Ward unanimously resolved to suspend Hajiya Maryam Suleiman (Mai Rusau) from the Party pending the further investigation on the matter from the constituted authority.”The letter read.
