April 18, (THEWILL) – The New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano State has strongly denied rumours of Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso’s impending defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Chairman of the party, Alhaji Hashimu Dungurawa, stated this while fielding questions from Journalists in Kano on Friday.
THEWILL recalls that the Chairman of the APC in Kano State, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, had described the speculated defection of Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso to the party as a welcome development.
Abbas made the statement on Friday, while addressing a press conference at the party’s headquarters along Maiduguri Road, Kano.
“Of recent, the attention of the party has been drawn to speculations of the impending decamping of the leader of the expelled faction of the NNPP, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, into the party.
“This is a welcome development, especially given the fact that the APC remains his last political refuge as he has successfully destroyed his relations with all other political groupings in the country”, he said.
Responding to Abbas’ statement, Dungurawa said Kwankwaso does not have any plans or intention to defect to the APC.
“We have no business with the APC, and do not have any intention to defect to it”, Dungurawa said, dismissing the rumours as mere mischief.
He described the APC’s claims as baseless and motivated by desperation.
Dungurawa attributed the APC’s actions to their knowledge of the damage they had caused to the nation’s economy and other sectors during their time in power.
Abdullahi Yusuf is a seasoned journalist, communicator and was previously the Deputy Editor-In-Chief and Zonal Manager, News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Jos, where he retired on December 15, 2021
