Allegations of anti-party activities during the recent re-run elections in Katsina State has generated a lot of concern to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, a situation that lead to setting up a committee to conduct a thorough investigation.
There allegations that a serving commissioner in Gov Dikko Radda cabinet who hails from the Sabuwa/Faskari/Kankara Federal Constituency worked against the APC.
He was also alleged to have connived rival political party to floor the APC during the National Assembly elections in 2023.
The committee, lead by the former governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Tukur Jikamshi is tasked with investigating members suspected of engaging in anti-party activities during the recently concluded rerun election in Sabuwa/Faskari/Kankara Federal Constituency Rerun Election.
The committee was formed in response to grievances lodged against some party members suspected of working against the party’s interests in the election.
It is expected to conduct a thorough inquiry into the alleged anti-party activities, gathering evidence and testimonies from concerned members.
The committee was innaugrated at the Katsina Government House on Thursday,during which the state’s party chairman, Alhaji Sani Aliyu, outlined their mandate to include: reviewing the party’s performance in the rerun election, probing allegations of anti-party activities, verifying the claims, and identifying individuals involved.
Aliyu said the state governor, Malam Dikko Radda has expressed confidence in the committee’s impartiality and pledged to abide by its submissions.
The committee which has a two weeks timeframe to submit their findings and submit recommendations to the state party leadership comprises of the following prominent members:
Alhaji Tukur Jikamshi, Former Deputy Governor, Katsina State, a current serving Senator, Abdulaziz Yar’adua, Fadila Dikko, State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Alhaji Suleiman Mohammed Namadi, Secretary Katsina APC, and elder statesman, Alhaji Kabir Maska, among others.
In his remarks, the committee chairman, Tukur Jikamshi, expressed gratitude to the party leadership for the confidence reposed in them. He pledged the committee’s unwavering commitment to fulfill their responsibilities with honesty and diligence, offering guidance in alignment with the party’s constitution.
