Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, the National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and a former governor of Kano State has stated that he is not against joining the All Progressives Congress (APC), but he emphasized that any defection would require specific guarantees about the future of the Kano State Government and the welfare of his supporters.
On Wednesday, Kwankwaso revealed this while speaking to members of the Kwankwasiyya Movement and party leaders and supporters from the Rano and Dawakin Tofa Local Government Areas at his Miller Road home in Kano.
He clarifies that he has not categorically rejected the APC but is cautious due to prior political experiences, claiming that his stance has been misinterpreted.
“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 political alliances in which members of his political group contributed significantly to the formation of governments but were subsequently 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 stated.
Kwankwaso added that the Kwankwasiyya political structure and its members’ interests had not yet received any concrete assurances.
“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 added.
His comments coincide with ongoing political realignments and rumors of possible defections ahead of future Kano State election and at the national elections.
