The Senator representing Kaduna North
senatorial district, Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi, has refuted claims that he
endorsed governor Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai for 2019 election.
According to Hunkuyi, names of people
that were purported to have endorsed El-Rufai were generated during the
registration of participants to enable them collect N10,000 as allowances.
In a statement issued by Hunkuyi’s
political associate and APC chieftain, Dr Abdurrahman Usman, he said there were
26 officials in the 255 wards executives, adding that only 2 persons were
invited from each ward totaling 510.
“Meanwhile, the remaining 24 party
executives from 255 electoral wards totalling 6,120 were not invited. This is
just about 7 per cent of the leaders of our party, and for goodness sake, how
can 510 persons decide the fate of 6,120?
“What pattern of democracy is that in
which people seek to disenfranchise 92 per cent of stakeholders who have the
mandate to so decide who their candidate will be for election?
“There can be no further proof that the
proponents of this action have simply admitted that they lost faith with the
general grassroots followers of the party,” Hunkuyi explained.
Responding to a purported later written
to El-Rufai as conditions for the 2019 elections, the senator said he was not
privy to any of such letter claimed to have emanated from him.
“There is no need to dwell into the
contents of the letter. Senator Hunkuyi wishes to challenge anybody from any
quarters who is in possession of the said letter to come forward with it and
should be ready to answer both for perjury and defamation of character.”
The statement explained that a
communique released on September 17, 2017, arising from the meeting of the APC
stakeholder meetings held in Kaduna on the same date in which Senator Suleiman
Hunkuyi was also in attendance, listed among other resolutions was the
endorsement of governor El-Rufai as 2019 gubernatorial candidate.
“The Distinguish Senator wish to debunk
this resolutions as untrue and therefore, disassociate himself from any
political kangaroo arrangements.”
“The Senator is very conversant with
procedures with regards to political party activities and as provided in the
APC constitution and INEC stipulated guidelines for electioneering activities.
“The participants in last Saturday’s
meeting were not informed to come for any endorsement, hence, any list making
the rounds with names of persons and signature alleging their endorsement of
the governor El-Rufai as candidate in the 2019 gubernatorial elections amounts
to political fraud and should be disregarded.
“With regards to the resolution that
the stakeholders meeting expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the
delegate congress election in the state held on the 29 July, 2017 and affirmed
the outcome of the State delegate congress to the national headquarters of the
party, the Senator expressed disappointment over this crass recklessness and
this further exposes the insincerity of the acclaimed resolution of
reconciliation that is purportedly been sold to the party members and the
general public.
“The Senator stand by the collective
decision taken by the stakeholders of the party in petitioning the national
headquarters of the party on the charade said to have been held on the 29 July
2017,” the statement noted.
On the affirmation passed on appointed
national delegates that was forwarded to national secretariat, the statement
added, “There was no agenda that accommodated such discussion , hence, nothing
of such was discussed in that meeting.
“That act has further proven the
ignorance of those that smuggled the item into the communique, since the list
is a subject of dispute, it is the sole responsibility of the National Working
Committee, NWC, that is usually sorted during their ratification meetings. To
the best of my knowledge, no such meeting has taken place.
“It is important to reiterate at this
point once again that the success story of Senator Hunkuyi’s political career
has been and will continue to be the interest of his people served and secured
in line with best democratic practices which as we all know embraces
consultation at every critical phase of decision making process.
“He can never be hoodwinked into been
party to anything that runs contrary to democratic ethos as obtainable in any
clime. Let it be on record the Senator understand very much as a pragmatic
politician the fact that power is domicile with the people can not be determine
by the size of once pocket or access to public treasury, thence it flows that
the will of the people by their lawful right to determining who to vote as
their leader must never be taken for granted. It’s therefore sacrosanct that
elected public officers must never be afraid at any given point in time to
subject themselves to internal party democratic processes.
“Finally while we wish to remind the
general public, especially members of our great party the APC in Kaduna State,
that Senator Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi is a true democrat who always advocates
for good governance, fairness and justice for all. We would also like to seize
the opportunity to pray for our dear President Muhammadu Buhari and leader for
good health and more wisdom in the discharge of his duties and responsibilities
as President, Commander -in- Chief of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria.”
Credit: Daily Post
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