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Kano APC Crisis: Shekarau Snubs Gawuna

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Malam Ibrahim Shekarau

 

Former governor of Kano State Malam Ibrahim Shekarau has refused to grant audience to the deputy governor of Kano State and anointed governorship candidate of the APC, Nasiru Gawuna.

Mr Gawuna had served as chairman of Nassarawa Local Government Council when Mr Shekarau was governor between 2003 and 2007.

DAILY NIGERIAN gathered that Mr Shekarau had concluded arrangement to make formal announcement for his defection to New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, on Saturday.

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Worried by the mass defection that hit the APC in the wake of selection of Mr Gawuna and Murtala Garo as consensus governorship and deputy governorship candidates, the party is making concerted efforts to stop the exodus.

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Mr Gawuna, according to inside sources, visited the Mundubawa Road residence of the former governor in company of a few close associates on Tuesday night.

“When he came, Mallam [Shekarau] was alerted about his presence, but Mallam refused to see him. Gawuna was later told that Mallam was deep asleep after taking his medication,” said a source at the Mundubawa residence.

DAILY NIGERIAN gathered that the former governor, who now represents Kano Central Senatorial District, jetted to Abuja on Wednesday morning.

Sources close to Mr Shekarau said that he had reached a point of no return in his decision to dump the APC.

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Breaking: Court Drops Charges Against Minors

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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday struck out the charges brought against a total of 119 #EndBadGovernance protesters.

All 119 protesters were arraigned on Friday, November 1 on charges bordering on Treason felony, inciting to mutiny, among others.

The defendants were arraigned in two batches at the previous proceeding.

The first batch comprised a total of 76 protesters which included 32 minors and the second batch a total of 43 protesters.

The trial judge, Justice Obiora Egwuatu, struck out the suit following an application by the counsel to the Attorney General of the Federation, M. D Abubakar, to take over and discontinue the matter.

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NNPP Crisis: Assembly Members Deny Factional Differences

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By Salisu Baso

As the crisis erupted within Kano’s ruling party NNPP, with some members calling for the governor to stand independently, the Kano State House of Assembly has denied knowledge of any of its members being involved in the rifts.

The Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Lawan Hussain, representing Dala Constituency, revealed this to newsmen in an interview with journalists over the publication of an online newspaper, Daily Nigeria, stating that some members of the NNPP in the House have joined the factional crisis.

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He described the news as a fabricated and mischievous story from unpatriotic elements planning to destroy the peace reigning within the party. He said that as far as the members of the House are concerned, there are no conflicts between the governor and the leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.

The Majority Leader therefore assured the party parliament members of their solid support for the leader of the Kwankwasiyya and state governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, adding that the governor considers Senator Kwankwaso his mentor.

On the issue of some party members calling for the governor to be independent (Tsaya da Kafar Ka), Hon. Dala said the governor is operating independently without interference from any person. He therefore accused some opposition politicians from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, of sponsoring unpatriotic people to ignite a crisis in the state with a view to disrupting the government’s development initiatives.

 

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Breaking: Tinubu Orders Release of Minors Arrested Over Endbadgovernance Protest

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President Bola Ahmad Tinubu

President Tinubu Orders release of all minors who participated in the Endbadgovernance protest .

 

The minister of information and national orientation Muhammad Idris stated this to state House correspondents.

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents, on Monday.

The Minister was flanked by the Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy; Sunday Dare, Special Adviser on Public Communications and orientation.

Idris stated that the President has instructed the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, to begin the process of securing the minors’ release without delay.

“The President has directed that all minors be released on the and also reunited with their families anywhere they are in the country. A committee has been set up to look at the issues surrounding their arrest, detention and release. All the law enforcement agents related to the case will be investigated and anyone found wanting will be brought to book,” he said.

 

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