…APC reacts, labels him a ‘wanderer
Leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement and ex-Kano State gov., Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, has vowed to reduce the All-Progressives Congress (APC)’s votes to less than 15,000 in Kano State during the 2027 elections.
The former governor made the declaration while receiving former councillors and senior special advisers, who served under the previous administration during a meeting at his residence in Kano, with stakeholders from Tsanyawa local government area of the State.
Kwankwaso credited the hard work of his team during the 2023 elections, which sidelined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to struggle to secure only 15,000 votes in Kano.
He noted that his party, the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), “achieved this remarkable feat despite being a new political platform, coupled with the late start of its campaign”. According to him, “Now, it’s our turn to diminish APC’s influence. We will work tirelessly to ensure their votes are reduced to less than 15,000 in Kano come 2027.”
The former governor emphasised the need for dedication and grassroots mobilisation to solidify the NNPP’s position as a dominant political force in Kano and beyond. He encouraged his supporters to remain focused on delivering results that would secure the party’s success in future elections.
Meanwhile, the All-Progressive Congress (APC), in a swift reaction dismissed claims by former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso that the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) will significantly reduce APC’s votes in Kano State during the 2027 elections.
Reacting in a statement yesterday, chairman of the state chapter of the party, Abdullahi Abass, said Kwankwaso’s assertion is laughable and nothing but a mere daydream. Abass called on Kwankwaso to focus on reclaiming his membership in the NNPP rather than making unfounded claims.
The party chair said: “Our teeming supporters in the APC have no cause to worry about Kwankwaso, who has been booted out of the NNPP due to his cluelessness and self-centredness. We expect him to keep wondering why he has become a wanderer in the political terrain. He ran away from APC because he couldn’t fit into our progressive ideals. His over-bloated ego and domineering posture forced him to abandon the PDP, and he has now become a political refugee because the NNPP refused to accommodate him”.
The APC described Kwankwaso as a political refugee clinging to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf in a futile attempt to regain relevance. They warned Kwankwaso that the APC would not allow a repeat of the alleged vote manipulation and allocation that created the impression of NNPP’s influence in Kano State during the 2023 general election.
