•Says estranged godson reached out to him with unjustifiable causes
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo
Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Get together (NNPP) and nationwide chief of the Kwankwasiyya Motion in Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, says he nonetheless appears like it’s a dream the defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, his estranged godson who he helped to put in in workplace, in addition to son-in-law, to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the governor’s alignment with the political camp of former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the state of the NNPP, and the way forward for the Kwankwasiyya Motion. In his first detailed media engagement on BBC Hausa Service for the reason that defection, Kwankwaso expresses shock, disappointment, and confidence that point will expose the implications of Yusuf’s resolution. Excerpts:
What was your instant response to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s defection from the NNPP?
Frankly, it got here as a giant shock, not simply to me, however to many Nigerians. To be trustworthy, even now, it nonetheless feels unreal. Typically I lie down and really feel prefer it was all a dream. The best way the entire thing occurred left many individuals confused. After I mirror, I hold asking myself: What actually occurred? Who offended who? Was it me? Was it the social gathering? Have been social gathering members at fault? Up until now, I’ve not been capable of finding a convincing reply.
Some folks consider the defection was a part of a political association involving you. How do you reply to that narrative?
I’ve heard that story many instances. Folks come to me and say there will need to have been an understanding, between me and him, or between me and others. I wish to state clearly that there was no such association in anyway. Even I, on a number of events, discover it tough to consider that occasions have unfolded the way in which they did. There was no settlement, no deal, no prior dialogue of that nature.
Governor Yusuf mentioned his resolution was primarily based on political realities and consultations with stakeholders. Have been you consulted?
The explanations he personally gave me, or despatched others to convey to me, have been points that would simply have been resolved by dialogue and cooperation. None of them justified handing over the mandate of the NNPP members and the folks of Kano to a different political camp. No political social gathering wherever on the earth is totally freed from grievances. What issues is how these points are managed. Dialogue was doable, however, sadly, that path was not taken.
Do you consider Governor Yusuf will remorse leaving the NNPP?
With none doubt… I’m very assured that point will reveal the implications of that call. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and people who adopted him will ultimately remorse abandoning the NNPP. Even when he doesn’t return, he’ll remorse it. That a lot is definite.
What’s your view on his resolution to align with the political construction related to former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje?
Actually, I nonetheless can not think about it. I hold asking myself: Who actually offended who? Given the political historical past and circumstances in Kano State, this alignment stays very tough for me to understand. For somebody to go away Kwankwasiyya and hand over its mandate to the Gandujiyya political camp with none robust justification is deeply disappointing.
APC leaders, particularly Ganduje, overtly celebrated the defection and raised the governor’s hand. What’s your response to that?
For Ganduje to lift his hand the way in which he did is, for my part, an indication of future political failure. If he really had the facility to lift somebody’s hand to victory, why didn’t he accomplish that in 2019? Why didn’t he accomplish that in 2023?
Folks ought to ask themselves these questions. These celebrating now will quickly really feel like they’re in jail politically.
Some analysts argue that the defection alerts instability throughout the NNPP. How correct is that declare?
That declare is totally false. Opposite to what some persons are saying, the NNPP stays intact. The truth is, to the perfect of my data, there is no such thing as a political social gathering in Nigeria at present that’s extra peaceable and secure than the NNPP. If anybody doubts that, allow them to conduct their nationwide conventions and candidate choice processes, after which we are going to see disputes. No social gathering is ideal, however instability isn’t our downside.
What about those that left the NNPP however nonetheless declare allegiance to the Kwankwasiyya ideology?
This can be a clear case of selecting between mild and darkness. Mild and darkness have already been outlined in Kano. If you wish to practise Kwankwasiyya, who requested you to go away Kwankwasiyya? Keep the place Kwankwasiyya is and practise it there. You can’t abandon the motion and nonetheless declare possession of its ideology.
Governor Yusuf is married to your daughter. Will this political improvement have an effect on your private relationship?
I can not say for now whether or not it is going to have an effect on our private relationship or not. Time will inform how issues play out.
Some folks say this improvement marks the top of your political relevance. What’s your response?
This isn’t the top of my political journey. Quite the opposite, this improvement is a catalyst. It has strengthened my resolve to proceed contributing meaningfully to Nigeria’s political improvement.
Kano nonetheless belongs to the NNPP, and the Kwankwasiyya Motion stays robust.
What message do you may have in your supporters throughout the nation?
I wish to guarantee them that the Kwankwasiyya motion stays targeted and resilient. Efforts have already begun geared toward rescuing Nigeria from its present scenario. This isn’t the top of the journey. It’s merely one other chapter.
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