I Was Detained to Stop Me from Contesting, Says Katsina APC Aspirant

Francis Sardauna in Katsina

Former aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives ticket for the Mani/Bindawa Federal Constituency in Katsina State, Ahmed Saleh, has alleged that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested and detained him to prevent him from participating in the party’s primary election.

Saleh, who addressed journalists Saturday evening after the controversial APC primary, alleged that the detention was carried out on the directive of Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda.

According to the result announced by the Chairman, APC Electoral Committee for the constituency, Shafi’u Abdu Duwan, Saleh was defeated by the Special Adviser to the governor on Girl Child Education and Child Development, Hajiya Jamila Abdu Mani, with 24,989 votes.