We have no political motives for demolishing Kaduna APC factional secretariat - Govt insists

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- The Kaduna state government has insisted that the demolition of of a factional secretariat of the All Progressives Congress in the state was not political

- The commissioner of finance in the state, Suleiman Kwari, said that the demolition had no political undertone

- He stated that the state government was committed to getting rid of substandard structures

Despite criticism from different quarters, the Kaduna state government has once again defended the demolition of a factional secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.

The state's commissioner of finance, Suleiman Kwari, dismissed the claims in some quarters that Governor Nasir El-Rufai's administration demolished the building due to political reasons, Channels reports.

NAIJ.com gathered that Kwali, who appeared on Channels Television' Sunrise Daily, stated that the state government was committed to getting rid of substandard structures that could attract street hawking among several other activities in the state.

According to him, the Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Agency (KASUPDA) is vested with the powers to ensure that the purpose for which land is allocated to someone is being served rather than an entirely different purpose.

He added: “This is actually a way of executing the mandate of the agency. It is towards this that whatever land is allocated, the allottee develops such land within the allowed limits of development and all lands allocations are tied to specifics.

“Specific ways of executing the construction, specific requirements in terms of what one should be doing to ensure that land that is allotted to him remains his own which includes the payment of ground rent or the land use charge."

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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that the All Progressives Congress lawmaker representing Kaduna North senatorial district in the Senate, Suleiman Hukunyi, said he had forgiven Governor Nasir El-Rufai for demolishing his house.

The lawmaker stated this in Abuja while speaking with journalists on the issue.

He said: “As my own brother, I wish to let him know that I have forgiven him as a person. Your own party, no matter the dispute, what will the military be doing in a location like that, to me if the intention of pulling down that property is to shut me down, it has given me more reason, strong reason to maintain my posture, my belief, maintain my direction in standing strongly with the electorate and my people in my own state.

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