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2027: ‘Take Us to APC’ Kano Supporters Tell Kwankwaso
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Kwankwaso insists on conditions before any alliance with APC.
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Planned defections spark divisions within Kano NNPP leadership.
Political stakeholders in Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State have reaffirmed their loyalty to former governor and senator, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, urging him to lead them into the All Progressives Congress.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the resolution followed a stakeholders’ meeting on Sunday attended by councillors, ward chairmen, elders, and members of the Kwankwasiyya movement in the area.
Briefing journalists after the meeting, a governor’s aide, Abdullahi Rogo, said participants reviewed recent political developments and their implications for Kano State.
“We have resolved to remain loyal to Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and appeal to him to lead us into the APC whenever he decides to make that move,” Rogo said.
He added that members of the Kwankwasiyya movement in Rogo were advised to remain peaceful and law abiding amid ongoing political realignments. According to him, stakeholders also pledged continued commitment to the movement’s ideals, stressing discipline, unity, and respect for leadership.
In September, Kwankwaso, who came fourth in the 2023 presidential election, expressed readiness to form an alliance with the APC ahead of 2027, subject to specific conditions. Speaking at his residence in Kano, he said any alliance must protect the interests of his party, the New Nigeria Peoples Party, and the Kwankwasiyya movement.
“Those calling on us to join the APC, we have agreed to join the APC but on clear agreement that protects and respects the interest of my party, NNPP and my political movement, Kwankwasiyya,” Kwankwaso said at the time.
Meanwhile, an audio message obtained by The PUNCH featured the voice of Surajo Imam, chairman of Dala Local Government Area and spokesperson for the Association of Local Government Chairmen in Kano State, directing council chairmen to mobilise NNPP stakeholders to urge Kwankwaso and Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to join the APC.
Sources close to Governor Yusuf and within the APC told The PUNCH that discussions on the governor’s defection had reached an advanced stage, with a formal announcement expected soon. However, the development has reportedly deepened divisions within the NNPP, as Kwankwaso is said to oppose the move.
