Kantin Kwari Market Traders Association has announced the suspension of its Chairman, Ishaq Alqassim, popularly known as Balarabe Tatari over alleged various offences.
Saifullahi Lawan Ahmad, PRO 1 of the association, which is the mother of all unions in the biggest textiles market in the country, announced the suspension to newsmen on Thursday.
He said the suspension was decided at meeting with all the executive members to pave way for investigation over the allegations.
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According to Lawal, the embattled Chairman is singlehandedly running the association without carrying his executive members along.
The spokesman also alleged that Alqassim also sold some projects and stalls meant for the association.
Additionally, the spokesman said, the embattled Chairman uses his personal account to run the association like his own franchise, adding; “this is why we have lost records of incomes and expenditures of the association.”
“This association resolved to announce the suspension of its Chairman, Ishaq Alqassim, popularly known as Balarabe Tatari over allegations of self-centeredness, using personal bank account for running the association, which made us lost record of the association’s incomes and expenditures.
“We decided to suspend him pending the conclusion of investigation by the disciplinary committee set up to probe the matter,” he said.
When contacted, Alqassim said the executive members lack power to suspend him as that is the sole power of the board of trustees.
He said the board is not aware of what he described as false allegations and his suspension, which he said is null and void.
Alqassim denied all the allegations, saying;”it is calculated attempt to tarnish his image.”
“They are doing this because i block leakages and prevent the executive members from commiting sharp practices in running the association.
“They lack power to suspend me and have no evidence of committing offences against me. The constitution of the association doesn’t give the Chairman power to suspend executive members let alone the members suspend the Chairman.
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“Their allegations are baseless, unfounded and lies with no iota of truth. Only the trustees that can suspend me and they too don’t know about these unfounded allegations.
“The trustees are not aware and were not carried along in the decision which is voided by constitution of the association.
“They are just hell bent to unseat me because they see me as a threat to their corrupt practices.
“The association’s fund has never entered to my personal account. They just fabricated these allegations to dent my image and malice me,” he said.