Niger APC kicks over suspension of State Chairman, Jikantoro

From Yakubu Mustapha Minna

All Progressive Congress (APC) in Niger State has suspended the state Chairman, Haliru Zakari Jikantoro from the party over alleged anti party activities during the just concluded presidential and National Assembly elections.

Haliru Jikantoro was suspended from the party by the Kashini Ward Executives of the party in Agwara local government area of the state.

He was accused of violating the party constitution, hence crisis rocking APC ahead of governorship and state assembly polls.

But in a swift response, the APC state Publicity Secretary, Labaran Musa SarkinKaji in a letter titled ‘Niger APC disassociates itself over the suspension of the state chairman Hon. Haliru Zakari Jikantoro’ described as callous, heartless and figment of imagination of the peddlers and efforts in futility by the detractors.

SarkinKaji stated that based on the party constitution article 21 Sub- Section one and two the suspension can not stand because members in highest esteem like state chairman must be channeled to the local government, zonal and state working committee for ratification after due consideration, so the ward executives lacked the power to suspend the state chairman.

The party Ward Executive in a letter of suspension dated March 2nd, 2023, signed by the 21 member executives which was addressed to Agwara local government chairman of the party, a copy which was made available to newsmen in Minna, said the chairman was suspended for deliberately disregarding the party’s constitution.