Things are looking a little hairy for the APC as a faction of the political party suspended one of its most visible faces in Governor of Kaduna state Nasir El-Rufai for six months.
The suspension which was surprising is coming hot on the heels of a query and the suspension of three of El-Rufai’s aides.
The faction, known as Kaduna Restoration Group, released a statement accusing El-Rufai of “anti- party activities and anti-human activities” and he was given a 48-hour ultimatum to respond– which he did not.
The statement read; “Sequel to the 48 hours ultimatum issued to the Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir Ahmad Elrufa’i by the Kaduna state working committee of the APC to give explanations and defence on the allegations labelled against him, the SWC under chairmanship of S.I. Danladi Wada on Saturday 17th February 2018 convened, resolved and do consider and ratified the findings and recommendations of the Disciplinary and Fact Finding Committee put before it in accordance with Article 21 (B) (iii) of the APC Constitution, to the effect that having the governor failed to respond accordingly, he stands suspended for a period of 6 months from the APC with immediate effect,”
According to the Cable, the meeting in which the suspension took place was attended by members of the state caucus, members of the national assembly, chairman and members of the state executive and working committees, stakeholders and other prominent members of the APC.