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From Noah Ebije, Kaduna
The youth wing of Kaduna State New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has petitioned the State Chairman of the party, Ben Kure, seeking among other things replacement of the governorship candidate of the party, Senator Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi over allegations of being a stooge working for the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state.
The youth group who mobilized youths in their large number staged a protest at the State Secretariat of the party with placards carrying varying inscriptions such as “we want Hunkuyi replaced” Hunkuyi is a stooge working for APC” “NNPP is not for trading” among others before their petition was submitted to the State chairman.
Meanwhile, the governorship hopeful, in a swift reaction described the youth group as not only faceless, adding that the positions contained in their petition as a joke taken too far.
According to him, they are sponsored to malign his personality with frivolous issues which cannot hold water.
“All the allegations against me cannot be substantiated, it is mere attempt to undermine my candidature, but I can tell you it’s a joke taken too far which will not yield any results whatsoever” Hunkuyi said.
The Youth groups in their petitioned jointly signed by Comrade Abdullahi Adamu, Coalition Chairman and Comrade Muhammad Salisu Coalition Secretary, however prayed that “Since the substitution window is still open, we urge the party leadership to immediately replace Senator Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi with better and uncompromising gubernatorial candidate in Kaduna State NNPP”.
Some of the allegations levelled against the governorship candidate are that, “The gubernatorial candidate has chameleon attitude of romancing with the opposition party in the state, and most party loyalists are not comfortable
with this relationship as it will undermine our collective efforts.
‘We are afraid that the candidate of our party already sold the candidature
to the ruling APC, since he is known for this deceptive attitude in the history
of Kaduna politics.
“As the gubernatorial candidate in the state, he supposed to be the unifier of
the remaining candidates, unfortunately he happens to be the destroyer of
candidature of other candidates which is a serious anti-party activity.
“Our gubernatorial candidate used his influence to deny the competent
candidates for different elective positions in zone one and zone two of the state respectively, instead he picked the weaker candidates that can be easily
defeated by his preferred opposition party (APC)”.
