How Doguwa invaded our assembly, attacked me with teacup

A contemporary disaster erupted throughout the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kano on Monday after the Majority Chief of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Doguwa, allegedly attacked the deputy governorship candidate of the social gathering, Murtala Garo, with a teacup throughout a gathering.

Nonetheless, Mr Doguwa has denied that he attacked the deputy governorship candidate.

Mr Garo advised BBC Hausa that almost all chief violently invaded a gathering on the deputy governor’s residence and made a number of “baseless accusations” in opposition to the gathering together with the deputy governor, Nasiru Gawuna, who can be the social gathering governorship candidate,

Mr Garo mentioned the bulk chief turned violent and injured him with a teacup whereas he was making an attempt to defend himself in opposition to among the accusations.

“When he invaded the assembly, he began disagreeing that he was not concerned within the assembly as a result of it was a time of sharing cash however relating to the tough activity of the social gathering he will likely be invited,” Mr Garo mentioned.

“However the deputy governor replied that they don’t seem to be sharing cash as a result of no one provides them cash to share, he then requested why he was not invited regardless of his place as the bulk chief, and that’s how the argument became quarrel.

“Mr Doguwa accused me of destroying his banners which I denied, he grabbed a teacup in entrance of the deputy governor and threw it at me,” Mr Garo mentioned.

‘Not true’

Nonetheless, in defence, Mr Doguwa mentioned he was within the assembly to ask why federal lawmakers from the state weren’t invited however their colleagues on the state stage and commissioners and others have been in attendance.

Mr Doguwa mentioned he was asking the deputy governor, however “this boy (Mr Garo) responded by saying so what if we didn’t invite you, he began abusing me within the course of he broke a teacup and slipped into it injuring himself.”

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“Opposite to what persons are saying, I didn’t throw a teacup at him,” Mr Doguwa additionally advised BBC Hausa.

PREMIUM TIMES learnt that the assembly ended abruptly whereas the governorship candidate, Mr Gawuna, pleaded for calm, and Mr Doguwa was advised to go away the venue.

Ganduje urged to intervene

In the meantime, Abba Anwar, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s spokesperson, mentioned his principal was requested to intervene and name Mr Doguwa to order. He mentioned his motion is disrespectful to the workplace of the deputy governor

“An amalgamation of dozens of teams beneath the platform of Teams For Democracy, wrote a letter to the governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje urging him to name Alhassan Ado Doguwa, member representing Tudunwada/Doguwa federal constituency, to order, as his (Doguwa) political behaviours are allegedly changing into one thing else.

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“They collectively argued that His Excellency ought to kindly name this man to order, else he’ll ditch the honourable place hooked up to his illustration. And that might not be good for the social gathering in his constituency, Tudunwada and Doguwa.”

The letter reportedly reads, “Your Excellency Sir this isn’t the kind of particular person we’d like as a Speaker of the Home of Representatives, within the subsequent coming Meeting.”

“What transpired on the Deputy Governor’s residence, began by Hon Doguwa is nothing however disrespectful to our Governor’s alternative of gubernatorial candidate and his working mate.”

Whereas urging the governor to kindly name Mr Doguwa to order, the teams requested the governor, to beg the Deputy Governor, who’s the gubernatorial candidate, his working mate and different dignitaries who have been current on the Deputy Governor’s residence to let the incident slide.

“Not solely at Deputy Governor’s residence, however Doguwa additionally did different issues which might be unbecoming of a political chief in another locations, just lately and generally prior to now.

“Should Doguwa go to a gathering he was not hitherto invited to on the Deputy Governor’s residence and wreak havoc?” Mr Anwar mentioned in an announcement despatched to PREMIUM TIMES.