…Says he’ll reinstate deposed district heads, review teachers’ sack if elected
The governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kaduna State, Suleiman Usman Hunkuyi, says he will reinstate all the 313 sacked district heads in the State if elected governor in 2023.
Hunkuyi made this known on Thursday at the ‘Pastors Congress’ organised by the Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association, (SCKLA) in Kafanchan.
According to him, reinstating the district heads was necessary because of the critical role they played in curbing security challenges. “If elected governor, the first thing I am going to do would be to reinstate the sacked district heads. We know the important role they play in intelligence gathering as it affects security in our communities”, he stated.
On teachers sacked by the present government, the gubernatorial candidate pledged to set up a committee to review the decision. He listed agriculture, security, infrastructure and education as areas he would prioritise if elected.
Earlier in his remarks, SCKLA Chairman, Apostle Emmanuel Kure, said the meeting was called to engage governorship candidates of various political parties on their plans for the zone and the state at large.
Kure explained that the candidates’ plans for the zone would enable the congress to guide the congregations on the best candidate to support in the 2023 elections. He decried the neglect of the zone by successive governments in the State, adding that the era of using monetary inducement to win the support of the church was over, noting that only a competent candidate who had the zone’s best interest at heart would be considered.
According to him, the Christian leaders will aggregate the feedback from its members at the end of the meeting and then take a position.
The candidates who took turns to outline their vision and plans included Jonathan Asake, of the Labour Party, Uba Sani, of the APC and Timothy Adamu of the Action Alliance (AA). Others were Suleiman Hunkuyi, of the New Nigeria People’s Party and Andrew Duya, of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
