Hundreds of supporters of a suspended member of the House of Representatives representing Kiru/Bebeji federal constituency, Abdulmumini Jibrin, on Wednesday, April 5, thronged the Kano state headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in protest against his planned suspension by the party.
Jibrin had called on Buhari to resign on health grounds.
The embattled lawmaker, in a tweet-storm on his Twitter handle, had advised President Muhammad Buhari to resign in view of his health challenge and failure to discharge his responsibility as president.
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Worried by the lawmaker’s comments, the state chapter of the party decided to take disciplinary action against him, a decision that did not go down well with the people of his constituency.
The protesters resisted plans by the APC to suspend Jibrin.
Sources at the party secretariat told ZENITHBLOG.com correspondent that the party’s plan to mete out sanction on Mr Jibrin on Wednesday was faced with stiff resistance by the youths of Kiru/Bebeji constituency.
When ZENITHBLOG.com visited the secretariat, hundreds of youths were seen shouting “Sai Maliya” – Mr Jibrin’s campaign slogan – and sang solidarity songs in unison.
The lawmaker was praised for executing projects in his constituency.
One of the youths, Tasi’u Taro, from Bebeji constituency, said he was against any disciplinary action against Mr Jibrin.
“This man has improved our lives. He is executing projects, giving scholarships, offering empowerment grants in our constituency despite his suspension by the House. He has brought numerous developmental projects in our constituency. So we must stand by him.
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“This outpouring solidarity and
“Although we are still supporting Buhari, we are supporting Abdulmumin the more because he is closer us, he listens to our problems and attend to our plights,” Mr Taro said.
Another protester, Sani Kaura, expressed displeasure over the decision of the party to sanction Mr Jibrin, saying “the alleged comment he made against Buhari was an advice, which he is entitled to offer as a citizen”.
A party leader who pleaded anonymity said this is the first time in the political history of the state for people to rally round a politician who openly criticised President Buhari Buhari.
A protester said Jibrin’s call for Buhari to resign was an advice.
Jibrin is currently on suspension after accusing the speaker, Yakubu Dogara, his former ally, of budget fraud.
In other news, ZENITHBLOG.com reports that many senators are angry over the outcome of the meeting Senate president Bukola Saraki had with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, April 3.
ZENITHBLOG.com recalls the president had meet with Senate president, Bukola Saraki, and House of Representatives speaker, Yakubu Dogara, in what was seen as a move to ease the face-off between the presidency and the National Assembly.
But indications have emerged that the face- off between the Senate and the presidency may not be over soon, as many senators are upset that none of the issues responsible for the face-off was discussed at the meeting.
In this ZENITHBLOG.com video, below, Nigerians speak about their regrets after the 2015 election:
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