The Kaduna State chapter of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, has suspended its Chairman, Muhammad Lawal Sultan, for six months over acts of gross misconduct.
In a release signed by its Secretary, Dr. Joshua Madaki, the SWC of the party announced that it has appointed Hon. Jumare Tanimu Magaji in an acting capacity pending the expiration of the six-month suspension.
The party said the suspension followed a meeting in which it deliberated on the conduct of Sultan’s leadership over the months and found him wanting against the explicit provisions of the NNPP constitution.
“The suspension is based on relevant provisions of the NNPP constitution bordering on gross acts of misconduct that violated its provisions.”
It further stated that the acting Chairman, Jumare, was a councillor from 1999 to 2002 under the APP, a member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly from 2007 to 2009 under the ANPP, and contested for the House of Representatives three times. In 2012, he served as an adviser to the Lere Local Government Chairman. Before his recent appointment, he was the State Treasurer of the NNPP.
“He is a man of principle and proven integrity who believes in carrying people along and has the conscience of the NNPP at heart.
“As a unifier, the SWC believes he will use his wealth of democratic experience and leverage to unify and defend the NNPP’s interests in the state and beyond.”
The release said the SWC has also notified all relevant stakeholders, including the NNPP National Secretariat, INEC, the State Police, the DSS, and the Civil Defence Corps.
The Secretary then warned the suspended Chairman, Sultan, to desist from parading himself as the Kaduna NNPP Chairman henceforth, while cautioning anyone not to have any business dealings with him in the name of the party within the stipulated six-month period, saying anyone who does so does so at his own risk.
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