Former governor of Kano State and the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 presidential elections, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, is in talks with the All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda on his planned defection to the ruling party.
Reports said that Kwankwaso met Natanwe on Thursday in Abuja.
According Daily Trust, sources within the APC in Kano, said Kwankwaso had written to the national secretariat of the APC in Abuja informing the party of his intention to join the party.
However, a source at the APC secretariat in Abuja said Kwankwaso and the APC national chairman have been holding talks in respect of the former’s expected defection and that plans have reached advanced stage.
He said this is sequel to a meeting the former Kano governor had with the presidency on the matter.
The sourcr said, “As a party, we will abide by whatever decision the leaders feel is in the interest of the party.”
A reliable source within the Kano APC informed our correspondent that Kwankwaso has submitted a set of conditions for his return to the ruling party.
The source added that the letter was forwarded to the APC national leadership in Abuja, rather than the Kano chapter, due to his lingering rivalry with the state leadership of the party.
The source added, “We are aware of the letter he submitted but it’s not something we can discuss now. If he is coming, we have nothing against that, he is welcome.”
