By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna
The governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) Kaduna state, Senator Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi said the choice of Dr. Sani Mazawaje as deputy governorship candidate of the party is based on recognition of diversity of the religion and democratic principles, politics and election.
He disclosed this in Kaduna Friday during the ceremony for the official public unveiling and presentation of the deputy governorship candidate of NNPP, Dr. Sani Mazawaje.
Senator Hunkuyi said the two paper presenters and academicians, Dr. Peter Waziri and Prof. Dauda Ishaya, did justice to the occasion by given them all the light and guides behind the reasons why NNPP has found it expedience, necessary, profitable and competence to choice from one their own.
“The two academicians have done justice to the occasion in my own opinion by given us all the lights and guides behind the reasons why the NNPP has found it experience, necessary, profitable and competence to choice from one our own”, he said.
The duo of Dr. Peter Waziri and Prof. Dauda Ishaya, had earlier presented papers on ” Adara People -The Journey so far”, and on “Contemporary Government Policy in the Socioconomic Development of Kaduna state from 2015 to date.
According to Hunkuyi, elections and politics is about the people and could authoritatively said that choice of running mate from Adara ethnic group was based on principles of democracy in experience of election in due considered of their dear Kaduna state.
Responding, the deputy governorship candidate of NNPP and retired civil servant, Dr Sani Mazawaje urged electorate to put their personal interest and differences apart and join hands to
actualized the Hunkuyi-Mazawaje mandate for the betterment of the people in Kaduna state in general.
“This NNPP ticket is loaded with experience, expertise and academic excellence, a duo that can stand in any part of the country, if not the world and be counted.
“Let me tell my brothers and sisters from Southern and Northern parts of kaduna state that the dawn or rebirth of a New Kaduna State is by the corner, a new Kaduna State that will restore our dignity as equal partners in the affairs of
our state. The Hunkuyi that I know will do just that”, he stated.
Earlier in his paper titled, “Adara People – The Journey so far”, Dr. Peter Waziri revealed that Adara is the most largest ethnic group in Kaduna state after Hausa-Fulani, according to 1963 census, and are found in Kaduna and Niger states.
He however recalled and lamented that Kaduna state government subjected the people of Adara land and balkanized their Chiefdom and their pride, the Chiefdom in 2018.
According to him, until date the tussle between Adara chiefdom, being the largest after Zazzau Emirates in Kaduna state, has not been resolves, he however stressed that as people of share upmistic, the tussle will be resolved amicabiy in line with principles of collective bargaining and peaceful resolution.
He however noted that the Adara inhabitants are facing numerous challenges of insecurity and leaved in adjective poverty with many leaving in IDPs, appealing that something should be done fast to resettled them to avoid disenfranchised them during election in 2023.
Earlier, the state party secretary who represented the chairman appreciated the dignitaries and promised the party democratic dividend if formed government in 2023, as Prof. Dauda Ishaya in his paper spoke extensively on lack of human faced policies in the current APC government.
