Dungurawa breaks silence over crisis rocking NNPP

By Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano

Alhaji Hashimu Dungurawa, the embattled Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano state, has broken his silence over the unending crisis rocking his parties.

He described his sack from the party by the party executives in his Ward as a “child’s play,” insisting that they did not follow due process.

Dungurawa who spoke to journalists at the residence of the party’s national leader, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, on Tuesday, said both the state and national leaders of the party are working together to sort out the latest challenges facing the party in Kano.

Recall that the NNPP executive members in Dungurawa’s Ward had expelled him from the party, accusing him of causing division among party stakeholders and members.

But Dungurawa declared that he remains a bona fide member of the party and the duly recognized chairman of the NNPP in the state.

He dismissed the reports and actions suggesting otherwise, describing them as, “baseless and misleading.”

According to him, “no Ward Executive has the authority to expel a state chairman without due process and ratification by the appropriate organs of the party.”

He re-affirmed his loyalty to the NNPP and its leadership, insisting that he remains committed to the ideals of the Kwankwasiyya movement and the collective vision of the party.

Dungurawa maintained that neither the state nor the national leadership of the NNPP has taken any decision removing him from office, insisting that his position remains intact.

According to him, the NNPP leader and former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, has been actively engaging critical stakeholders of the party across different levels in an effort to strengthen internal cohesion and reposition the party for greater political success.

Dungurawa further stated that the meetings and engagements are ongoing, designed towards ensuring unity and stability within the NNPP in Kano, and across Nigeria.

The embattled NNPP chairman disclosed that significant progress has so far been achieved in the consultations being led by Senator Kwankwaso, adding that party members and the general public would be fully briefed once the process is concluded.

Dungurawa, however, advised party supporters to remain calm and patient as efforts to resolve internal issues continue.

Our Correspondent reports that mixed feelings envelop NNPP in Kano, following the rumoured defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to the All Progressives Congress (APC).