Libel: Kano NNPP chair denies information of Kawu’s letter

The Kano State Chairman of the New Nigeria Folks’s Party, Alhaji Hashimu Dungurawa, on Wednesday, denied any information of a letter from Senator Kawu Sumaila, demanding an apology from him over alleged libellous statements he made towards the Senator.

“I’ve not obtained any letter, and no letter was addressed to me on the problem by anybody in anyway,” Dungurawa instructed journalists in Kano on Wednesday.

He described the reported letter as a “hearsay created by the enemy, supported by ignorance, and accepted by fools, and I’m not a part of any of the above.”

He warned that the NNPP wouldn’t tolerate anti-party actions by any member, together with these in political workplace.

The chairman acknowledged that the NNPP has at all times promoted a stage enjoying subject for all members to pursue their official ambitions and, due to this fact, expects absolute loyalty from them.

Commenting on the reported disaster throughout the state department of the get together, Dungurawa emphatically acknowledged that the NNPP stays “100 per cent sturdy and united.”

He added that the noise in regards to the disaster within the get together is solely an indication that the NNPP is a robust, united, and promising get together with a successful edge.

Recall that Senator Kawu Sumaila (NNPP, Kano South) had threatened to provoke authorized motion towards Dungurawa over a “libellous allegation” he allegedly made towards him.

The risk was detailed in a letter addressed to Dungurawa by Sunusi Musa (SAN), Managing Companion of Aliyu & Musa (SAN), Authorized Practitioners and Consultants.

Within the letter, dated 12 November, the solicitors acknowledged: “We act as solicitors to Senator Suleiman Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila (“our consumer”), who’s presently a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, representing Kano South Senatorial District. It’s on his instruction that we write this letter.

“The eye of our consumer was drawn to a radio programme broadcast on Freedom Radio frequency 99.5 FM, additionally shared on the Fb web page of the radio station and accessible worldwide. The voice clip has additionally been circulated to varied people and teams on WhatsApp and Telegram platforms globally.

“By this letter, we’re demanding that you just, on behalf of our consumer, retract the allegation inside 24 hours of receipt of this letter in the identical method you made it,” the authorized practitioners emphasised.

In addition they requested that the NNPP chairman give the retraction the identical stage of publicity because the interview, together with a public apology to their consumer in two nationwide dailies.

“In case you fail to satisfy our calls for throughout the stipulated time, our consumer shall be compelled to hunt authorized redress in a court docket of regulation,” the legal professionals warned.