The 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, at the general election, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has issued a fresh condition to rejoin the ruling party, All Progressive Congress, APC.
Kwankwaso in a video shared on Facebook by his aide, Saifullahi Hassan, on Wednesday, said he will not join the party without a concrete agreement and being clearly informed about his role and plans for the common people, especially the teeming supporters.
The former two-term governor of Kano State, however, said he disagrees with joining the party without reaching an agreement.
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“I didn’t say I won’t join APC, but we must first be clearly assured of the future of the Kano State government before we join the APC. What will be the fate of our lawmakers and other supporters before we agree to defect?” Kwankwaso said.
He recalled past experiences when members of his faction contributed to forming governments only to be later sidelined.
“In the past, we joined and contributed to forming the government, but later we were abandoned. That was why we left the party. Have they now changed their position toward us? Everyone knows the role we played at that time,” he added.
“Up till now, no one has given me a clear assurance that we will be allowed to retain our government and continue with our political structure. I need to know where I stand,” he said.
Kwankwaso also expressed surprise at comments made by a former Kano State governor, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, on the issue, saying the matter does not concern him.
He advised Shekarau to concentrate on his activities within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rather than commenting on internal issues of the Kwankwasiyya movement.
SolaceBase reports that the meeting was attended by the state Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo; the Commissioner for Science and Technology, Yusuf Kofar Mata; the suspended state NNPP chairman, Hashim Sulaiman Dungurawa; and other strong supporters of Kwankwaso.
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