Former Kano state governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso who is increasingly becoming estranged from the ruling party APC , has said President Muhammadu Buhari will be defeated in 2019.
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso , Senator representing Kano Central identified the People’s Democratic Party ( PDP) as the most potent opposition platform capable of defeating the incumbent in the upcoming presidential election fixed for next February, and swiftly added that he is the suitable candidate to fly the party’s flag to victory.
“I’m a free man now and available to try my luck elsewhere but I know that PDP is the biggest party and as long as they follow democratic principle, Buhari will easily be defeated, but if they handpick and force any candidate on the party, they will fail,” Senator Kwankwaso told Dele Momodu in an interview published Saturday.
Senator Kwankwaso often claims credits for helping Muhammadu Buhari secure 1.9 million votes in the state. He also helped his deputy when he was the state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduja to power in the 2015 elections .
Kwankwaso’s attack against the APC comes a few days after he shunned the party’s national convention in Abuja. The crisis was a fallout of his long-running political battle with Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, which had repeatedly turned deadly when their respective supporters clashed.
He turned up at the Abuja home of Atiku Abubakar the night of the convention, fueling speculation about his readiness to dump the ruling party for the major opposition tent. During the week, he travelled to Ekiti to meet Governor Ayo Fayose, arguably the most vocal PDP governor. He was reported to have backed Olusola Eleka, the PDP candidate in the upcoming governorship election in Ekiti, against Kayode Fayemi, his major challenger and candidate of the APC.
Although talks are underway by the APC to broker a political accord that would allow Kwankwaso and other aggrieved members remain in the party beyond the 2019 elections, the latest statement from the politician indicates he has all but left the ruling party, even though some party members still believe he is one of them.
“PDP needs someone from the 3k States, Kano, Katsina and Kaduna to win the next election. That’s where the votes are. It would be difficult to win if they pick someone from any other zone…,” Kwankwaso told Momodu of his presidential chances.
Kwankwaso said he was set to join the PDP, but even then the party would also run into trouble if internal democratic guidelines are not followed in the award of its 2019 presidential ticket.
“I can guarantee them that I will beat Buhari if given the chance,” he said.
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