Rabiu Kwankwaso, former
governor of Kano state, has
alleged that former Vice-
President Atiku Abubakar
and Abdullahi Ganduje,
incumbent governor of
Kano, are plotting to float a
new party ahead of the
2019 elections.
Kwankwaso also alleged that
both men, who are top
chieftains of the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC),
have been “hobnobbing”
with the Ahmed Makarfi
faction of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP).
The lawmaker said Ganduje
had never hidden his disdain
for the leadership style of the
APC, but has been marking
time.
“It has been brought to our
attention that Governor
Ganduje of Kano state has
been working with the
Makarfi faction of the PDP
and other politicians of
northern extraction, and
from what we know, they are
aspiring to float a new party,
the APDP,” Kwankwaso said
in a statement issued on his
behalf by Suleiman Bichi,
former secretary to the
government of Kano.
“It is a well-known fact that
Governor Ganduje is not
happy with the APC’s style of
leadership and its
commitment to stand on the
side of the truth
“This is evident in the letter
the national leadership of the
APC sent to Kano, reaffirming
Umar Doguwa as the
substantive chairman of the
party as against the
government’s imposed
leadership of an adviser to
the governor who is even an
outsider to the leadership of
the party, and is against the
party constitution.”
Kwankwaso also denied
reports that he was
considering leaving the APC.
“To set the record straight,
we have to understand that
these lies originated from
Musa Iliyasu Kwankwaso,
who bears no allegiance to
Senator Kwankwaso,” the
statement read.
“Musa Iliyasu worked with
Malam Shekarau (also a
fromer governor of Kano) as
commissioner for local
governments and still stands
in as his spokesperson.
“Also, it is an open secret that
Governor Ganduje and Malam
Shekarau have pitched tent
against Senator Kwankwaso,
hence, there is no way, Musa
Iliyasu, even though he
comes from the same town
with Senator Kwankwaso
could speak for the
distinguished senator. Not on
a matter like this.
“On this note, I want to
affirm that Senator
Kwankwaso is still in the APC,
and as is his trademark, he is
loyal to any course he
believes in. Such is the case
with the APC.”
Paul Ibe, spokesman of
Abubakar, could not be
reached for comments, as his
telephone line was switched
off, but Muhammad Garba,
Kano commissioner of
information, denied the
allegation.
Garba said his principal
remains a committed
member of the ruling party.
“As the leader of the party in
the state, the governor does
not want to lose a member,
not to talk of leaving to
another party,” he told
TheCable.
“If Kwankwaso and his
supporters are thinking
along that line, our advice to
them is to remain in the
party.
“The APC is on ground in
Kano and Nigeria, so where is
he going? They just planted
that report outside there.”


Source:https://www.thecable.ng/kwankwaso-accuses-atiku-ganduje-plotting-float-new-party