A Kano central senatorial aspirant, under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) Abdulkarim Abdulsalam Zaura has refuted allegation of his disqualification from the senatorial race.
The Guardian learnt that some groups filed petitions before the APC screening committee challenging the eligibility of Zaura, sighting an alleged criminal trial against the aspirant.
Contrary to the allegation, a special adviser to Zaura, Hajiya Balaraba Ibrahim, insisted that Zaura is imminently qualify and had since been cleared by the committee charged with the screening process.
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Addressing press briefing on Wednesday on the development, Balaraba said those peddling unsubstantiated allegation against Zaura are mere political opponents bent to distract the supporter of Zaura.
Balaraba who explained that those playing politics with a views to destroy their opponents by mere allegation would not only fail but would be disappointed by the marginal gap of success Zaura would record at the primary.
While describing Zaura as successful international businessman who has contributed immensely on social development and community development in Kano, Balaraba vowed that the senatorial aspirant would not be detarred by the noice of the market but remain focus of the task ahead.
The diehard supporter of Zaura wondered why those peddling rumor of criminal trial against the senatorial aspirant, are being intimidated by his popularity, instead of them facing the primary headlong.
” For the purpose of emphasize, the APC screening committee has successfully cleared AA Zaura as aspirant for Kano central senatorial seat. He would be taken part in the primary this weekend.
” We are aware of the petition written against Zaura. Those petitioners challenging the eligibility of Zaura simply because he answered no to a portion of question, on whether or not he has criminal trial.
“Let me remind them that Federal high court Kano presided over by Justice Allagua has discharged and acquitted AA Zaura on the allegation of USD$1,320,00.00. And we are also aware of Appeal court judgement which ordered for re-trial of the matter but did not change the judgement of Justice Allagua.
” And it is important to also not that Zaura has also filed stay of execution which put the Appeal court judgement on abeyances and until the supreme Court determination, the Allagua’s judgement still subsist”. Balaraba said.
