A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP), Buba Galadima, has alleged that Kano State governor, Abba Kabir-Yusuf, wrote to the Federal Government seeking to stop the party’s national leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, from coming the state.
Galadima made the allegation during an interview yesterday, while reacting to reported moves by the United States Congress to impose a visa ban on Kwankwaso over allegations of Christian persecution.
“We are aware that the Kano State Government has written to the Federal Government trying to prevent Kwankwaso from coming into Kano. But we are awaiting the response of the Federal Government”, he stated.
He asked: “Do they want to stop him from coming to the state the way they have done in the past? Let’s see. Unless there are no judges in the country, we will challenge anybody. Or do they want to kill him?”.
Galadima dismissed allegations of Christian persecution against the former Kano governor, describing them as unfounded and politically-motivated. He said: xThis threat by the U.S. Congress didn’t come to us as a surprise. Even though this isn’t what we expected, many followers had reliably informed us of unpleasant plans against him by the APC-led government if he failed to yield to mounting pressure to join the ruling party”.
He added that Kwankwaso had remained resolute despite alleged intimidation. “The Kwankwaso that I know is a warrior — fearless and a one-man battalion. He has vowed not to join the APC or any other party except certain conditions in the public interest are met. These are not in his personal interest, but things that will alleviate the suffering of the common man”, he stated.
Galadima further alleged that government officials had threatened the former governor in various ways.
“There is nothing that hasn’t been planned against Kwankwaso. He has been threatened with what they call ‘Malami treatment’. Government officials have also threatened to arrest and humiliate him on spurious allegations. Even without saying anything, words will be fabricated and attributed to us, yet we remain unshaken”, he said.
On speculations about possible political alliances ahead of the 2027 general elections, Galadima said the party would act in the best interest of its supporters and the Nigerian people.
