…Demand disciplinary action for asking Buhari to resign
Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Kiru/Bebeji federal constituency, have continued their public protest against their suspended representative at the Federal House of Representatives, Abdulmumini Jibril Kofa, over his call on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign.
Hundreds of the party supporters had stormed the state secretariat of the APC in Hotoro, in Kano metropolis to disown the lawmaker, calling for disciplinary action against him.
Speaking on behalf of the constituents, a Chieftain of the party, Muntari Isiyaku, said members of the party from Kiru and Bebeji were convinced that Kofa had committed a political suicide and that the appropriate punishment was to disown and recall him from the NASS.
“It is a gross unethical misconduct for a prominent member of the APC like him to make such a declaration on the President. If not for anything, at least they belonged to the same party. If we allow Kofa to go scot free, that would set a bad precedent and spell doom for APC in the future,” he said.
Isyaku stated that the people of Kiru/ Bebeji constituency were fully behind President Buhari and would remain with him.
Also, speaking, former Campaign Director of the embattled legislator, Musa Salihu Bebeji, said by his current political antecedents, Kofa had completely lost grip, assuring “we will ensure his recall from the National Assembly.”
According to Bebeji, “As far as I know, Kofa cannot boast or claim to have executed constituency project that were worth N12million for the past six years. Recalling him is the way out. We see no reason why he should be addressed as our representative,” he said.
In his remarks, Chairman, All Progressives Congress, Kano State chapter, Abdullahi Abbas, said the action of the legislator would be fully investigated by the party.
“We will act as requested by thousands of the constituents. You have voted him into power, he betrayed you and you disowned him. The leadership of the party will ensure that every action of misconduct must be thoroughly probed,” he assured.
He reaffirmed that the APC in Kano was wishing Buhari well, stressing that the leadership of the party and Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje were ever ready to support his policies and programmes aimed at moving the country forward politically, economically and socially.
The highlight of the public disapproval was the presentation of a letter to the state leadership of the party, asking to take disciplinary measures against the former chairman of the House of Representatives committee on Appropriation, for what they described as his unguarded statement of asking President Buhari to resign due to his health issues.
