2019: APC offers Shekarau Kwankwaso’s seat

The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday offered former governor of Kano State, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, the senatorial ticket for Kano Central District in next year’s general elections.

The offer was part of the terms reached by both sides which culminated in Shekarau formally parting ways with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday.

The Kano Central District is currently represented by Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso who though won the election on the platform of the APC, recently defected to the PDP.
The embattled Senator is also believed to be eyeing a return to the Senate in the event that he loses at the PDP presidential primaries.
The Nation gathered that last-minute efforts by the PDP to stop Shekarau from leaving were rebuffed by the former minister.

Sources said he shut his doors against the PDP and its national leader, Senator Bukola Saraki, who doubles as Senate President.
It was learnt that PDP and Saraki had made spirited efforts in the last 72 hours to reach out to Shekarau with a view to averting his defection to APC.
The only concession made to Shekarau by PDP was said to be a slot in the seven-man Caretaker Committee of the party in Kano State.

The PDP’s face-saving concession came after the legally elected PDP State Executive Committee was unilaterally dissolved by the National Secretariat of the party despite a court order.
The National Chairman of APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday led a high power delegation of the party to Kano to woo Shekarau.
The APC was said to have tabled its offers to Shekarau as a sign of its readiness to welcome him into its fold.

The terms include automatic integration of Shekarau’s group into the APC structure in the state; automatic Senatorial ticket for Kano Central, commissioner slots in the Kano State Executive Council, many seats in the House of Representatives and State House of Assembly and Federal appointments, among others.
It was gathered that there will also be ministerial slot(s) if APC government is re-elected in 2019.

A top source said: “APC delegation went to Kano in order to beg Shekarau to join our party where he has like minds with progressive inclination.

“Do not forget that he was a long-standing associate of President Muhammadu Buhari in the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP).

“We considered him a prized politician who can make an electoral impact in any political party. What PDP does not value, we went for it.
“After preliminary engagement in Abuja, we decided to formally invite him into a party he deservedly belongs.”

Responding to a question, the source, who was central to the talks with Shekarau, said: “Like a suitor to a bride, we made some concessions to the ex-governor.
“For instance, we offered him automatic senatorial ticket for Kano Central District seat which was given to Kwankwaso in 2015 after he lost the presidential primaries of APC to President Buhari.

“The party also expects Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to accommodate Shekarau’s supporters with commissioner slots in the Kano State Executive Council.

“The APC will give slots for House of Representatives and House of Assembly and federal appointments to Shekarau and his supporters.”

Asked about Shekarau’s response, the source added: “The ex-governor said, ‘Don’t worry; you will soon hear from me.’ This was the assurance he gave us.”
Meanwhile, prior to receiving the APC delegation, there were indications that Shekarau had shut his doors against PDP and the National Leader of the opposition party, Dr. Bukola Saraki, who is the President of the Senate.

A reliable source close to Shekarau said: “PDP not only decided to expand its Caretaker Committee to accommodate the ex-governor, it sent emissaries but Shekarau shut his doors against the party. He was sad that the PDP defied a court order.

“Also, Saraki made spirited efforts to contact Shekarau but he could not get in touch with him. The ex-governor foreclosed any further talks with PDP.”

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i saw it coming .

the head to head battles of shekarau vs kwankaso is 2 battles which shekarau emerged the winner in all .while having buhari on his side on both ocassions history is about to be repeated

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This is what they call upper cut

at times I see politics like a game of chess

kwankwanso is surely not returning to NASSnext year..shekarau has been flooring him since 5 BC.I really pity PDP and the likes of saraki and co,many of them will relocate to abyss and remain eternally oblivious after 2019.

Swimming in the corridors of power.

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APC want to give Rabiu a huge problem

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Poor APC

Sai Baba

Interesting game of thrones.

Clash of the titans.Kwankwaso will swallow Shekarau.

One PDP Presidential aspirant bites the dust

Shekaru that could not give PDP 70,000 votes in Kano.... Even as a Minister..

APC doing anything to retain the presidential seat.
If you've performed so well like the Zombies do say...It will be clear for all to see and you won't be going door to door to share money and automatic Ticket for different positions amidst illegal bribe and undeserved contract..
Buhari must go.

But I thought they said they are inconsequential

Hhhhhh

I thought zombies said Buharu will win without even campaigning?


If APC like they should offer him presidency, Buhari must go back to his cows.

What a joke!

I wish shekarau good luck.

Racoon:
Clash of the titans.Kwankwaso will swallow Shekarau.

like the way he swallowed him when they met on several occasions?.... kwankwanso couldn't defeat shekarau even when Obasanjo as a siting president was behind kwankwanso

Its that all APC offered him?Shekarau has be scammed!

take it or leave it, APC is more politically savvy than that other party

Kwakwanso vs Shekarau for Senate seat

As someone who have lived in Kano before, I know Kwankwaso has more loyalists.

Shekarau that failed to deliver any vote for Jonathan in 2015.

History has a way of repeating itself.

Buhari, as ANPP Presidential candidate, supported Shekarau to unseat a sitting Governor called Kwankwaso of PDP in 2003! Thus, Shekarau prevented Kwankwaso from a 2nd term as Governor!

Now, Buhari, as President in APC (with the old ANPP as coalition member), will assist Shekarau to unseat a sitting Senator of PDP called Kwankwaso, again in 2019! Thus, Shekarau will likely prevent Kwankwaso from a 2nd term as Senator!

PDP’s fatal error was the daft dissolution of elected PDP Kano State EXCO who had a 4-year tenure just to please defecting Kwankwaso in spite of a court injunction barring PDP. A lawless party; we thought they had changed. PDP stupidly went ahead to make Shekarau’s supporters minority in a party they suffered to build since 2014 when Kwankwaso left them for APC.

2019 is likely going to be the year Kwankwaso would be retired from politics.

A combo of Ganduje, Buhari, and now Shekarau is definitely too tough for Kwankwaso to fight. His (Kwankwaso’s) political end is nigh.

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