The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has warned the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Ata, over recent public comments he reportedly made concerning internal party matters and political aspirants.

In a letter signed by the APC Kano State Chairman, Abdullahi Abbas, and circulated within party circles on Friday, the leadership expressed “concern” over what it described as unguarded remarks capable of causing division within the party.

According to the letter, the party observed that Ata had made “recent comments… in the media regarding internal party matters and aspirants within the party,” statements that the APC believes “have the tendency to provoke misunderstandings and disunity among members.”

Abbas stressed that matters relating to party administration “fall strictly within the purview of the APC leadership and its designated spokespersons.”

He further noted that Ata had not been authorized to speak publicly on internal issues.

“You are not assigned public relations role within the party, and such public comments may be wrongly interpreted as official party positions,” the letter read.

While acknowledging the minister’s freedom to support any aspirant of his choice, the APC leadership in Kano reminded him that, as a member of the Federal Executive Council, he is expected to promote unity among party members.

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The letter emphasized: “The party observed that you are in the habit of making such uncomplimentary and derogatory public pronouncement and therefore have no alternative than to warn you to restrain from such behavior, failure in which the party may be compelled to take further disciplinary action against you.”

The correspondence was copied to several top figures in the ruling party and the federal government, including President Bola Tinubu; the APC National Chairman, Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda; former Kano governor and party leader, Abdullahi Ganduje; and the APC North-West Zonal Vice Chairman.

As of the time of filing this report, Ata is yet to publicly respond to the warning letter.