The New Nigeria Peoples Get together, NNPP, has mentioned that if its 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, joins the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, it could take away an important burden for members.
The Nationwide Secretary of the get together, Oginni Olaposi, mentioned this in an announcement on Sunday in Lagos.
This comes following the resignation of APC Nationwide Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, and speculations that he give up the ruling get together over an alleged transfer by Kwankwaso to affix them.
DAILY POST studies that Ganduje resigned from his chairmanship place of the APC on Friday, citing well being points.
Reacting to the event, Olaposi said that although the resignation is an APC inner affair, he determined to react due to the problems between the get together and Kwankwaso.
“Kwankwaso nonetheless insists he’s a member of our get together even after his expulsion for alleged anti-party actions.
“Kwankwaso didn’t solely attempt to hijack the NNPP however made the get together undergo avoidable litigations.
“The NNPP emblem that he modified to the Kwankwasiya Motion emblem has simply been modified to our emblem by INEC, after years of controversy and litigations.
“Now we have causes to doubt the continuing propaganda that Ganduje left APC to allow an alleged negotiated association with Kwankwaso forward of the 2027 presidential election.
“It’s on document that Ganduje as soon as mentioned that APC is all the time able to pardon and accommodate defectors, even those that left its fold,” he mentioned.
In accordance with the NNPP spokesman, his get together could be elated if any proposed deal between APC and Kwankwaso grew to become actuality, stressing that the ruling get together is in a greater place to deal with the previous Kano State governor’s baggage.