Nigeria: Minister Ata fires back at Kano APC, says endorsement of Barau within his democratic rights  — Africa Links 24

Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Ata, has rejected the warning issued to him by the Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, insisting that his recent political comments were made within his constitutional rights and without any intention to create disaffection within the party.

The state APC leadership, led by Chairman Abdullahi Abbas, had earlier accused Mr Ata of “acting as the mouthpiece of the party” and making “uncomplimentary…