Sokoto govt defends Tinubu’s INEC nominee over governor’s family ties

The Sokoto State Government has defended President Bola Tinubu’s information of Professor Mustapha Aliyu arsenic a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying the determination was based connected merit alternatively than his narration with Governor Ahmed Aliyu.

The government’s effect followed objections from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship campaigner successful Sokoto State, Manir Dan’iya, who urged the President to reconsider the information and called connected the Senate to cautiously analyse the professor’s eligibility earlier confirming him.

Dan’iya raised concerns astir the reported maternal narration betwixt Aliyu and the governor, arsenic good arsenic questions astir the nominee’s alleged links to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

However, Faruku Labbo, the governor’s Special Adviser connected Political Matters, dismissed the concerns successful a connection issued connected Sunday. He maintained that household connections unsocial were not capable to disqualify the nominee from the position.

“Although Professor Mustapha Aliyu remains a member to Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto, helium is not holding immoderate presumption successful the All Progressives Congress astatine immoderate level,” Labbo said.