Kabiru Alhassan Rurum, representing Rano, Kibiya and Bunkure Federal Constituency of Kano state has dismissed his suspension from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano, calling it baseless and a violation of a court ruling.
Reacting to the announcement by Kano NNPP Chairman, Hashim Sulaiman Dungurawa, Rurum insisted that he and his colleagues have never been aligned with the faction that altered the party’s logo, making it clear that they belong to a different NNPP faction.
DAILY GAZETTE reported that Rurum and Madakin Gini had previously distanced themselves from the Kwankwasiyya movement, aligning instead with the NNPP faction that retains the fruit and basket logo.
“The world knows that since they changed the party’s logo, we have not been with them. We are in the NNPP with the fruit and basket logo, while they are with the book logo. We also have a court judgment that dismissed their claims,” he said.
He accused the Kano NNPP leadership of disregarding legal rulings, stating:
“What they did is a contempt of court. They are not legitimate party leaders. After our victory, they took us to an Abia High Court, and even this week, we were in court again. They are deceiving Nigerians.”
Rurum also suggested that the suspension was linked to the recent wedding of Senator Kawu Sumaila’s daughter, which he noted was attended by several prominent figures.
“The real issue disturbing them, which shouldn’t even be politicized, is the wedding of Senator Kawu Sumaila’s daughter. Honourable Nigerians were in attendance, and all of them, including Kwankwaso, were invited, but they refused to show up.”
Dismissing the suspension as inconsequential, Rurum asserted that his faction operates separately.
“Everybody in this country knows we are on two different lanes. They have only suspended themselves because we are not with them,” he declared.
