The spokesman for Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, Sanusi Bature, has disclosed that his principal sought the consent of former presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, before meeting President Bola Tinubu and defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
PrimeTimes Nigeria reports that Bature disclosed this while appearing on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Wednesday.
He noted that members of the Kwankwasiyya movement, including Governor Abba, had to defect to the APC because the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) was no longer a formidable political platform.
According to Bature: “Initially in January we defected out of the NNPP and not Kwankwasiyya movement as mentioned earlier and the ideology of Kwankwasiyya has been adopted as the system of governance in Kano State because Kwankwaso was one of the pillars in the state that worked for the present administration.
“But in politics, you need to understand the context before the content. We are fully aware that NNPP is no longer a formidable political platform for the 2027 election.
“So there was an agreement between the critical stakeholders, including Kwankwaso himself that we should find a lasting solution against 2027 because NNPP can’t fly.
“So with Kwankwaso’s consent we decided to approach Tinubu as the first option.”