The suspended chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission, Barrister Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado, has defected to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Barrister Muhuyi Magaji has joined the major opposition party because of the ‘political mess in Kano’, Daily Trust reports.
Nigerian Tracker, an online platform, earlier reported that Muhuyi Magaji had since concluded formal declaration arrangements after completing and submitting all necessary documents online to the party.
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In an interview with Daily Trust, Barrister Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado stated that he has not decided about contesting any elective position in 2023; consultations were ongoing, and when completed, his followers will know.
“I was formerly in APC. I started active partisan politics in 2004, then in APP. I was appointed local government vice chairman in 2007 and later contested the North senatorial zone under APN, which we eventually lost with the present senator, who was then in ANPP.
“In 2015, when there was a merger, we formed APC. I had to quit active partisan politics because of the nature of the job. Eventually, when the election was held, the present governor (Abdullahi Umar Ganduje) appointed me to be the chairman of the anti-corruption commission.
“So, when I was suspended, I retook an interest in active politics, and that’s why I joined PDP.”
On his choice of the opposition party, Muhuyi Magaji said he believes the party is in the best position to deliver the state and country from the “retrogressive policies” of the ruling APC.
“I understand that PDP is the viable option to the political mess we have found ourselves in Kano because if you look at the scenario, it is like a jungle justice politics that are playing out in the state.
“Based on my experience of having participated in this government, the operators here in Kano don’t mind public opinion as far as what they want to do; that is why we have a lot of negative PR,” he said.
Recall that Rimingado was suspended in July 2021 for a month over his alleged opposition to posting an accountant to the agency from the Office of the Accountant-General of the state.
Since his suspension, campaign posters flooded the streets of Kano, urging the anti-corruption Czar to contest the Kano Governorship election slated for 2023.
However, Mr Muhuyi Magaji was never seen in any activities of APC either at the local government or state level. He was never identified with any of the warring factions of the ruling party in Kano.
