The former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has thrown his weight behind the proposed defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and other elected, New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP office holders to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Kwankwaso disclosed his new stance in a short video message circulated on Tuesday via Facebook and shared by his media aide, Saifullahi Hassan.
He described the movement his supporters are being pressured to join as the Gandujiyya movement of former APC national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje.
Kwankwaso further stated that he was aware that some NNPP members holding elective or appointive offices in the state were being pressured.
He said some of these officeholders were being asked to sign documents indicating that they agreed to defect to the Gandujiyya movement.
The former Kano governor urged such NNPP members to sign the documents so they do not suffer any victimisation by the state government.
“Several of our supporters who currently hold political appointments, as well as members of the State Assembly, have reached out to me in distress,” he said in Hausa.
“Many of them have been unable to sleep at night; some have reportedly been hospitalised, receiving medical treatment, while others are showing signs of severe emotional strain”.
“After consulting closely with my associates, we agreed, purely in the interest of easing tension and protecting the well-being of our supporters, that anyone who is asked to sign such documents should do so.”
He said all these were happening even when intense politicking had not commenced in the state for the 2027 general election.
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