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Men of the Nigeria Police on Sunday averted attack on the secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Kaduna State chapter.
The attack was allegedly carried out by some supporters of the embattled Senator Shehu Sani.
According to the Acting State Secretary of the APC, Yahaya Pate, the hoodlums arrived the secretariat of the party along Ali Akilu Road at about 11:00am just as the state officials were meeting to ratify Sani’s indefinite suspension, which was announced on Thursday by his Tudun Wada ward 6, Kaduna South local government.
Sani who represents Kaduna Central Senatorial district in the senate had been engaged in a running battle with the leadership of the party in the state.
A detachment of armed policemen who swiftly took over the party office were said to have dispersed the mob.
Pate explained that, “At about 11:00am, some hired thugs wearing T-Shirts and Face caps with Senator Sani’s portrait and carrying sticks came to attack our exco and people at the state secretariat of the party.
“We had to alert the police who came and dispersed them and security was beefed up.”
Meanwhile the state executives of the party has affirmed the indefinite suspension placed on the senator.
Addressing journalists after the exco meeting, the state publicity Secretary of the APC, Salisu Wusono, said the decision taken by Sani’s ward was in order.
“We as APC state executives, today confirm the resolution taken by his Ward 6 for the indefinite suspension. We are telling the general public and the world at large, we have confirmed the indefinite suspension of Comrade Shehu Sani by the APC Ward 6, Kaduna South Local Government,” he explained.
According to him, Sani was being suspended for alleged betrayal of the party” as well as “attempts at causing divisions within the party in the state by sponsoring frivolous petitions and trouble making”.
Wusono also said Sani’s “adamant and perpetual disrespect to party leaders by tarnishing their image and reputation with ridiculous allegations” and his alleged “continuous refusal to show remorse for his action and seek forgiveness from any level of the party in the state “are reasons for the suspension”.
He added, “All these constitute serious offences against the party as captured by Article 21, Section A, sub-sections i, ii, iii, v, vi and vii of the constitution of the party.”
