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Tinubu swears-in ex-Kaduna Senator, Suleiman Hunƙuyi as NASC Commissioner

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Tinubu swears in Hunkuyi

President Bola Tinubu on Monday administered the oath of office to Dr. Saviour Enyiekere as Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC), along with 12 commissioners representing Nigeria’s six geo-political zones.  The ceremony took place at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja, preceding the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. Among the commissioners sworn in was Senator Suleiman Othman HunÆ™uyi, who represented Kaduna-North senatorial district from 2015 to 2019. HunÆ™uyi, a former member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), recently rejoined the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

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Kaduna 2023: Hunkuyi tasks voters to end divisive politics, injustice

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The Governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kaduna State, Senator Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi, has called on the people of Kaduna State to shun divisive politics and be careful of antics of individuals and groups of persons bent on religion and tribal sentiment in order to win election or retain power. Hunkuyi, who made this known in an interview with newsmen, reiterated his stand on inclusive government that will see him carry everybody along irrespective of age, religion, tribe and language differences if he wins the March…

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Kaduna 2023: “24hrs realignment enough to chase out APC” – NNPP Guber candidate, Hun?uyi

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The Governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kaduna State, Senator Suleiman Othman Hun?uyi, has said that realignment within 24 hours among the opposition political parties was possible, and enough to chase out the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) government in Kaduna State at next Saturday’s election. Speaking in an interview with newsmen ahead of the governorship election, Hun?uyi however, called on the people of the State to be mindful of the danger of money politics and actions that will result into political miscarriage The governorship hopeful…

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2023 Kaduna Guber: NNPP guber candidate, Hunkuyi interfaces with over 2,000 Christian leaders

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…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…

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“2023 Kaduna guber elections will be a competition of goodwill” – Sen. Hunkuyi

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One of the contenders for the Kaduna State gubernatorial candidates, Senator, Suleiman Hunkuyi, of the New Nigeria People’s Party, (NNPP), has stated that the ruling All Progressive Party (APC) is bound to lose the 2023 elections due to massive failure in the system. Hunkuyi, who disclosed this while speaking to newsmen in Kaduna, stressed that the APC will lose, both at the State and federal levels as a result of their national failure. The political stalwart, who represents Kaduna-North senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly, pointed out that the…

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Kaduna 2023: ‘NNPP will reverse el-Rufa’i’s policies if elected’ – Hunkuyi

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The 2023 governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kaduna State, Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi, has said he will reinstate traditional rulers sacked by the current government if he wins. Recall that the Nasir el-Rufa’i’s administration sacked 313 district heads and 4,453 village heads in June 2017, as part of the restructuring of traditional chiefdoms in the State. Part of the restructuring, according to the State government, was to reduce the burden of a bloated payroll imposed on local government councils by the continued engagement of the district…

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2023: ‘Kwankwaso, Hunkuyi other allies will join us soon’, NNPP confirms

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…Plans party convention One of Nigeria’s political parties, the New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP), has said that they are in advance talk with the former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, for a possible defection to the party ahead of the 2023 general election. According to the party, in a matter of days, the former governor and allies would join the party alongside their political structures. Recall that there have been speculations that Kwankwaso would be joining another party to vie for the presidency after he reportedly criticised the…

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