The Board of Trustees of a faction of the New Nigeria Peoples Party has suspended the Governor of Kano state, Abba Yusuf for six months over alleged involvement in anti-party activities.
National Secretary of the party, Comrade Oginni Olaposi Sunday, disclosed this on Tuesday, at its headquarters in Abuja.
Oginni said the suspension of the governor was a culmination of a recent invitation extended to him to appear before a disciplinary committee to explain infractions on the party constitution.
The Party Secretary also disclosed that Gov Yusuf was expected to appear before the committee to explain why having been elected on the NNPP’s platform and a national of NNPP participated in an illegal/factional national convention organised by the Kwankwasiya group at Class Event Centre in Wuse, Abuja on April 6th, 2024.
Briefing the media on latest development concerning the party, Oginni said, “we called this conference to intimate you on the developments resulting from the recent invitation extended to Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano to appear before a disciplinary committee to explain infractions on the party constitution.
