Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has expressed his profound disappointment with Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s choice to leave the party and join the All Progressives Congress (APC).
NNPP national spokesperson Ladipo Johnson stated on a program that the governor’s defection is a grave betrayal of confidence, not only against the party but also against the Kano State voters who overwhelmingly supported the NNPP.
Johnson emphasized that Kano citizens who backed the party in the 2023 governorship election were also disappointed, demonstrating that the sense of betrayal goes beyond Kwankwaso.
“Of course, he feels betrayed, but this goes beyond Senator Kwankwaso. The people of Kano suffered what they described as eight years of poor governance and turned out massively to entrust the NNPP with power through Kwankwaso’s leadership,” he said.
He added that despite the lack of a formal framework in the state, the NNPP won the election because to significant grassroots support.
“We had no councillors, no local government chairmen, yet the people voted NNPP from the ground up. They stayed with Abba Kabir Yusuf through the tribunal, the Court of Appeal, and even up to the Supreme Court,” he stated.
Johnson insisted that Yusuf’s defection to the APC, which was done without first consulting voters, amounts to a disrespect for the electorate’s mandate.
“Returning power to the same party that was voted out after eight years, without consulting the people, is a betrayal of trust, no matter how it is presented,” Johnson continued.
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