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Kano State’s former Governor and National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said any consideration to join the All Progressives Congress must come with clear assurances on the future of the Kano State government and the welfare of party supporters.

Kwankwaso stated this on Wednesday at his Miller Road residence in Kano during a meeting with leaders and supporters from Rano and Dawakin Tofa Local Government Areas, alongside other Kwankwasiyya groups who reaffirmed their commitment to the party.

“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.

The former governor 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.

Kwankwaso stressed that no assurances had yet been given to guarantee the continuation of the party’s political structure.

“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.

PUNCH gathered that the meeting was attended by the state Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo; the Commissioner for Science and Technology, Yusuf Kofar Mata; the state NNPP chairman, Hon. Hashim Sulaiman Dungurawa; and other top party officials, who publicly expressed their loyalty to Kwankwaso and the Kwankwasiyya Movement.

Observers said the show of support by key government officials highlighted a widening divide within the party and reinforced Kwankwaso’s influence amid ongoing speculation over Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s potential defection to the APC.

Political analysts said Kwankwaso’s cautious stance underscores the importance of securing party structures and protecting the interests of loyalists ahead of the 2027 general elections.

adekolaelect:
Your voices sound defeat and consideration of joining APC . Although it is a wise decisions for you to do so once your governor insist on joining APC . If you no go with him then sorry is your case like a mad man dancing nicked in the markets.

AMINDA:
You all have started again. You went wild with celebrations yesterday when the fake news broke that he has permitted the governor to decamp to APC. Here you are now, calling him names. Why can't you all have some self respect? He has already told Tinubu what he must do in order to get him to decamp and make him stand a chance to win his re-election. The ball is in Tinubu’s court. These are unequivocal demands without mincing words. Neither begging nor grandstanding will change anything.

Ttalk:
You see Kwakwaso is wiser than many of you who are crying daily on SM.

What do you deduct from the message, Kwakwaso eye is on APC, why didn't he consider your beloved ADC?

I just dey laugh anytime I see your ranting

AMINDA:
Noted. Kwankwaso is not in ADC's permutations for victory. He will albeit, be welcomed if he decides to join. When is the Kano governor defecting again? Any new date? The defection will only be the beginning of more internal squabbles. Ganduje and Barau are waiting in front. Lessons!

Gotocourt:
Kwankwaso wants full control of Kano APC, a bitter pill for Ganduje to swallow 🤷🏿. Emilokan will grant him 📌💯.

seunmsg:
This dude said he doesn’t have a price and can’t be bought just last week.

jaymichael:
That's how HIGH VALUE DEFECTORS and NEW ENTRANTS roll in political parties.

They will always shift grounds to accommodate them in the upper echelons of the new party.

Gadaffi9ja:
They can all join, the masses will wait for them all

anonimi:
“The worst illiterate is the political illiterate, he doesn’t hear, doesn’t speak, nor participates in the political events.

He doesn’t know the cost of life, the price of the bean, of the fish, of the flour, of the rent, of the shoes and of the medicine, all depends on political decisions. The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics.

The slowpoke doesn’t know that, from his political ignorance is born the prostitute, the abandoned child, and the worst thieves of all, the bad politician, corrupted and flunky of the national and multinational companies.”

― Bertolt Brecht

Racoon:
The ranking placed Nigeria in 186th position, only after Haiti, among 187 countries of the world. Nigeria is the second country in the world with the lowest voter turnout, worse than war-ravaged Afghanistan and Libya, a new ranking by Picodi has shown.

The ranking placed Nigeria in 186th position, only after Haiti, among 187 countries of the world. Nigeria also ranked worst in Africa. Nigeria’s low voter turnout

PREMIUM TIMES had reported how Nigeria recorded a new low in voter turnout during the last general elections. With a national turnout of 29 per cent, a Premium Times analysis showed that the last election had the lowest participation rate in the country’s six decades of independence.

It further revealed that of the 93.4 million registered voters this year, 87.2 million people collected their Permanent Voters Card and the total number of actual voters on election day was only 24.9 million..The winner of the election, Bola Tinubu, had less than nine million votes, roughly 10 per cent of the total eligible voters.

Another analysis by this newspaper revealed that all the 18 candidates in Nigeria’s February elections received only 27.55 per cent of the total eligible votes.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/634921-voter-turnout-nigeria-ranks-worlds-second-worst-nation-report.html?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

abc115:
https://punchng.com/kwankwaso-sets-conditions-for-joining-apc/

AMINDA:
You all have started again. You went wild with celebrations yesterday when the fake news broke that he has permitted the governor to decamp to APC. Here you are now, calling him names. Why can't you all have some self respect? He has already told Tinubu what he must do in order to get him to decamp and make him stand a chance to win his re-election. The ball is in Tinubu’s court. These are unequivocal demands without mincing words. Neither begging nor grandstanding will change anything.