The suspended Woman Leader of the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State, Maryam Suleiman has has attributed her punishment as an act of God.
She said she did not regret her criticisms of Governor Uba Sani in a telephone interview with The PUNCH on Monday.
Speaking in the Hausa language in a viral video, berated the governor over his remarks.
In the said video posted on social media, she said Governor Sani has mismanaged the state and advised him to refrain from attributing his failures to el-Rufai.
Maryam maintained that she is not worried, because she said she spoke the truth.
According to her, she learnt of her suspension on social media, adding that 24 hours after the announcement, she had not received any letter of suspension from her Nasarawa/Malaki Ward.
“I only read of my suspension on social media. I am yet to receive any suspension letter from our party,” she said, adding that she stood by what she said in the viral video.
She accused the governor of betraying el-Rufai by making the statement.
Maryam in the controversial video, recalled that el-Rufai made Uba Sani senator and later governor.
She told Governor Sani not not to fight with el-Rufai, whom she described as “our leader.”
“I have no regrets over my criticism of Governor Sani. I thank God for all that happened.
“I only heard of my suspension on social media. I am yet to be served the suspension letter.
“In any case, I stand by what I said about the governor. I have no regrets at all. I remained unruffled by my actions because I stated the obvious.
“As a senator, Governor Uba Sani is the arrowhead of securing loans by El-Rufai administration. He was deeply involved in that,” she added.
The Kaduna State APC leadership had on Sunday suspended her indefinitely after she criticised Governor Sani, who said he inherited a huge debt from his predecessor, Nasir el-Rufai.
Governor Sani made the compliment on Saturday, at a Town Hall Meeting, saying El-Rufai left him $587m, N85bn and 115 contractual liabilities.
According to the governor the state was left with a lean purse and too broke to pay workers’ salaries.
