By Joseph Edegbo
Kaduna (Nigeria)-The Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC Kaduna State Chapter, Mr. Emmanuel Jakada has said that the suspension of the Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani is unconstitutional.
Jakada who confirmed this on a telephone interview with newsmen in Kaduna, northwest of the country on Thursday, declared that a serving senator cannot be suspended on the pages of newspapers
“Look Suspension does no come from the pages of Newspapers . . However as a the local government, there must be a committee to find out the allegations. There are a lot of constitutional processes to be followed before you can pronounce somebody suspended,
As the Chairman, I have set up a committee to reconcile the aggrieved members so I expected that if there was any issue with any of the aggrieved members , it is supposed to be directed to the reconciliation committee.
“Am so surprised that I am hearing from this from you people, I have not seen anything like that on my table . I don’t believe that the right thing according to the Constitution has been done”.
However, the Senator’s Ward Chairman, Ibrahim Salisu Togo, Tudun Wada North Chapter of APC who pronounced the action insisted that their decision to suspend Senator Shehu Sani was based on the constitution of the party.
“We, the Tudun Wada North, Ward Six Exco of the all Progressives Congress, APC in Kaduna South Local Government wish to affirm our decision on the indefinite suspension of Senator Shehu Sani”
AFRICA PRIME NEWS reports that this development might not be unconnected with moves in certain quarters for the Senator to remain in APC and subsequently recontest in the forthcoming general election.
A pointer to this, was the raising of his hand by the President last week in Abuja amidst the said Suspension which all along had been acknowledged by Governor El- Rufa’i.
