Ganduje is also the National Chairman of the party.
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked the report of the suspension of the former Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, from the party.
Ganduje is also the National Chairman of the party.
The party in a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said that news of the said suspension of Ganduje was a devious act of a group of impersonators of ward officials out to cause mischief and create confusion in Ganduje Ward.
SaharaReporters had reported that Ganduje was suspended from the party in Kano State for alleged corruption amid allegations of bribery levelled against him by the Kano State Government.
The former governor was suspended by the executive members of Ganduje Ward in the Dawakin-Tofa local government area of Kano State.
The legal adviser of the ward, Halliru Gwanzo, who addressed journalists on Monday, on the suspension, accused Ganduje of gross misconduct and misappropriation of public funds during his administration in the state.
Gwanzo said that the suspension of the party national chairman was a unanimous decision of the members of the ward, adding that Ganduje could not clear his name amid corruption allegations that followed his 8-year administration.
But Morka on Tuesday said that the perpetrators of what he described as a criminal act are not card-carrying members of APC in the ward but are individuals affiliated with senior officials and representatives of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) in the state.
He said that the purported suspension is downright criminal, and of no effect whatsoever, adding that the legitimate Executive Committee of the Ganduje Ward has denounced the action and reaffirmed the former governor as a bonafide member of the party in the ward, and in good standing.
The statement read, “The attention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to media reports of the purported suspension of the National Chairman, HE Dr. Abdulahi Umar Ganduje, CON, from the Party by the Executive Committee of the Ganduje Ward in the Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State.
“The purported suspension was the devious act of a group of impersonators of Ward officials out to cause mischief and create confusion in the otherwise peaceful Ganduje Ward chapter of our Party.
“The perpetrators of this criminal act are not card-carrying members of APC in the Ward but are individuals affiliated with senior officials and representatives of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP).
“This act procured by officials of the ruling NNPP in Kano is part of the despicable program of political persecution launched by the administration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf against Dr. Ganduje, a former Governor of Kano state.
“The purported suspension is downright criminal, and of no effect whatsoever. The legitimate Executive Committee of the Ganduje Ward has since denounced the action and reaffirmed Dr. Ganduje as a bonafide member of the Party in the Ward, and in good standing.
“The Party has filed a petition with the Inspector General of Police requesting an expedited investigation of this matter and that the perpetrators and their sponsors be brought to justice.
“We urge our Party faithful and the general public to disregard reports of the suspension of the National Chairman who is, and remains, the National Chairman of our great Party.”