Following reports of a meeting between the National Leader of New Nigeria People’s Party,, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso and President Bola Tinubu on alleged moves for merger, the President has been advised not to meet with Kwankwaso without leaders of All Progressives Congress.
It is being rumoured that Kwankwaso has allegedly agreed to go into merger with APC to pave way for his ministerial position and other positions for his supporters in Tinubu’s government.
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Speaking to Newsmen on Monday, Dr Musa Illiyasu Kwankwaso, a former Commissioner in the Government of Ganduje, and who is a strong member of APC, said it is no longer story that President Tinubu held meeting with Kwankwaso on possible merger of his Party with the ruling APC.
“However this should be done with care and cautione,” he said.
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The former commissioner explained that, “The President will do good if in all the talks he is going to have with Kwankwaso he includes Kano APC leaders including Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, Reps Majority Leader, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, Chairman House Committee on Appropriation, Abubakar Bichi, State Housing Minister, Tijjani Muhammad Gwarzo and the State APC Chairman, Abdullahi Abbas and other elected officials and above all the National Chairman of APC, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje”.
“Why I’m saying so is because I know the kind of Person Kwankwaso is. It will not be a difficult things for him to betray the talks regardless of the fact it is with the President. Therefore you need your party leaders especially from Kano to be your witnesses”.
He said, “President Tinubu should know that Kwankwaso is running out of NNPP because right now many of his party loyalists including some elected officials from Nassarawa State are dumping the Party for APC”.
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“Even in Kano, Kwankwaso strong NNPP hall, is gradually loosing relevance with many dumping the Party, while some top elected National Assembly Members are also said to be on their way out of the Party”.
He said, “President Tinubu as a Professional and sound politician, I believe he knows why Kwankwaso is jittery now, he is loosing his political relevance and that is why he is ready to accept any position he will be given by the Government of APC”.
