President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been urged by a supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari, AbdulMajid Dan Bilki Kwamanda, to reject purported efforts by Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to secretly switch from the New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress, (APC).
By introducing Kwankwaso into the APC, Kwamanda warned Tinubu, there would be significant fighting among party members.
He stated that we will fight to a standstill, this move, no matter what will not happen to the party in response to reports of purported covert talks between Kwankwaso and the President-elect intended to re-induct the former Kano Governor into the party.
Speaking to newsmen at the NUJ Secretariat in Kano, he said the Party and people in the North had done their best for Tinubus emergence as the president, hence the need for him to compensate them, adding that politics in the North is different and challenging to be manipulated by one single person.
He said as an analyst, he knows Kwankwaso to be selfish and always joins a particular group or party for his gains, not for the general public, and that he will not be of advantage to the APC.
According to him, bringing Kwankwaso means betraying Northerners, which will not be in favour of Tinubu in future politics.
He debunked the rumours saying that Kwankwasos coming would block the chances of Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima, adding that Shettima is far higher than the former in national politics.
Speaking on the 10th National Assembly, he said only Northwest deserved the Senate President and that the South-South had no basis for criticizing the decision since they didnt join forces that formed the new government.
They didnt work for us; they were against the Muslim-Muslim ticket. They didnt consider it during Jonathan when the president, Senate President and his deputy were all Christians. So now it is time for the North, even in the North, it is time for Barau Jibrin to be the Senate president. This is our choice and is what we are calling for, he said.
He called on the National Chairman of the Party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, to stop propagating for zoning, saying that northerners would not support it and it wont be good for the party.
