Cease daydreaming, face actuality, APC blasts Kwankwaso

The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has dismissed claims by former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, that he would considerably cut back the APC’s votes within the state in the course of the 2027 elections.

In an announcement on Thursday, the state APC Chairman, Abdullahi Abbas, described Kwankwaso’s assertion as laughable and known as on him to deal with reclaiming his membership within the New Nigeria Peoples Party, from which he was reportedly ousted.

Abbas branded Kwankwaso a “political refugee,” accusing him of latching onto the state governor, Abba Yusuf, in a determined bid to stay related in Nigerian politics.

“We urge Kwankwaso to cease daydreaming and face actuality. His misplaced confidence in lowering the APC’s votes in Kano State is nothing however wishful considering. Our celebration stays the folks’s selection,” Abbas stated.

The APC chairman alleged that the NNPP’s efficiency within the 2023 elections was largely because of “manipulated votes,” vowing that such techniques wouldn’t be tolerated in future elections.

“Our teeming supporters within the APC haven’t any cause to fret about Kwankwaso, who has been booted out of the NNPP because of his cluelessness and self-centeredness. He’s now a wanderer within the political panorama,” Abbas acknowledged.

He continued, “Kwankwaso left the APC as a result of he couldn’t align with our progressive beliefs. His overblown ego additionally compelled him to desert the PDP. Now, even the NNPP has rejected him, leaving him politically homeless.”

Abbas assured Kano residents that the APC was poised to reclaim the state in 2027 and “liberate the folks from Kwankwaso’s undue affect,” which he stated emanates from his “fortress” on Miller Highway.

The APC’s assertion was a response to Kwankwaso’s remarks throughout a gathering with stakeholders from Tsanyawa Native Authorities Space at his residence in Kano.

On the assembly, Kwankwaso claimed that his group’s efforts in the course of the 2023 elections sidelined the Peoples Democratic Party, leaving it with simply 15,000 votes in Kano.

“We achieved this outstanding feat regardless of being a brand new celebration and beginning our marketing campaign late. Now, it’s our flip to decrease the APC. We’ll work tirelessly to make sure their votes in Kano are decreased to lower than 15,000 in 2027,” Kwankwaso vowed.

The previous governor additionally claimed to have acquired a bunch of “former councillors and senior particular advisers” from the Abdullahi Ganduje-led administration, who pledged their allegiance to his camp.