Former Kano State Governor, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, has attacked Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the chief of the Kwankwasiyya motion for labeling Governor Yusuf of Kano State as a “betrayer”
Recall {that a} transfer not too long ago initiated by Governor Yusuf to affix APC has continued to anger his alleged Godfather, Kwankwaso who has now tagged the choice a betrayal.
However reacting, Shekarau reminded Kwankwaso, that, “Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf is only following your footsteps for defecting to the APC since you did identical as Governor by dumping PDP to APC.”
Shekarau stated, “Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf shouldn’t be accused of betrayal over his selections, as a result of, political realignments are private selections guided by circumstances and consultations.”
Talking in a viral sound clip despatched to his accepted WhatsApp platform, he Insisted that Governor Yusuf has his elementary rights to defects to any get together of his alternative.
In accordance with Shekarau, Kwankwaso’s place ignores political precedents he personally set when he defected together with his mandate whereas serving as governor.
“I listened to a few of my brother Kwankwaso’s remarks. To me, Kwankwaso has both forgotten what occurred previously or he thought individuals have forgotten,” Shekarau stated.
He recalled that Kwankwaso moved from the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) throughout his tenure as governor with out dropping the governorship seat.
“When he was in PDP, he additionally left with the governorship seat to APC. Why didn’t he drop it for PDP? The way in which he took PDP’s seat to APC is probably going the identical approach Abba will take the NNPP seat to APC,” he stated.
Shekarau added that if such motion is now being described as offensive, then the precedent was already established by Kwankwaso.
The previous governor additionally revisited occasions surrounding the formation of the NNPP in Kano, revealing that disagreements over energy-sharing preparations contributed to his eventual exit from the get together.
He stated that after he and Kwankwaso left the APC for the NNPP, a number of conferences had been held in Abuja and Kano to agree on how elective positions and appointments can be shared amongst stakeholders.
Shekarau disclosed {that a} committee was agreed upon to work out the sharing formulation, with Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf appointed as chairman as a result of he was to take the governorship ticket.
“Abba spent about three months with out delivering the project. Out of the blue, a listing got here out and there was no single individual from our facet besides me,” he stated.
In accordance with him, Kwankwaso brazenly queried the event in his presence, however the state of affairs was not resolved, prompting Shekarau and his supporters to type a 30-man committee which finally really helpful leaving the NNPP.
“I rejected the association as a result of I couldn’t take a senatorial ticket alone whereas my individuals acquired nothing,” he added.
Shekarau maintained that political selections, together with defection, mustn’t robotically be framed as betrayal, particularly when leaders seek the advice of their followers and act consistent with what they imagine to be their collective curiosity.
