Kwankwaso to Meet Tinubu as Details of Gov. Yusuf’s Meeting with President Emerge
- President Tinubu seeks Rabiu Kwankwaso's defection to the APC during crucial meetings
- Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf pushes for Kwankwaso's support amid ongoing political negotiations
- Kwankwaso publicly denies endorsing Yusuf's transition from NNPP to the ruling party
President Bola Tinubu has reportedly invited Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general election, after meeting with Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano on Monday, January 19.
Recall that Tinubu's meeting with the governor on Monday was to finalise the defection of Yusuf, and the meeting with the NNPP leader was a last-minute push to bring Kwankwaso to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Source: Twitter
It was learnt that the meeting between President Tinubu and Governor Yusuf lasted for about an hour. The meeting was attended by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the APC national chairman, Professor Yilwatda Nentawe, and Femi Gbajabiamila, the chief of staff to President Tinubu.
No governor asked Tinubu for automatic ticket - source
Daily Nigerian reported that sources privy to the meeting disclosed that it dwelt more on telling President Tinubu about the terms and conditions of Kwankwaso before joining the APC. The sources disclosed that Governor Yusuf asked the president to have a meeting with Kwankwaso to further persuade the leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement to join the party, as all the governor's efforts failed.
The source reads:
“Nothing really significant was discussed during the meeting apart from the issue of persuading Kwankwaso to join the APC. The issue of Kwankwaso is what matters to Mr President.”
Speaking on the claim that the governor demanded an automatic ticket for himself and lawmakers in the National and State House of Assembly who were defecting with him, the source said: “No governor dares look into the president’s eyes and make that demand.”
Kwankwaso denies endorsing Governor Yusuf's defection
Recently, Kwankwaso, the leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement and former presidential candidate of the NNPP, denied a report that he endorsed the reported defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano from the party to the ruling APC.
Kwankwaso, who was a former governor in the state, made the denial in a statement by his media aide, Saifullahi Hassan, on Tuesday, January 13, saying that the claim was misleading, false and did not have any basis in fact.
According to the Tribune, the former governor reacted to the publication by some media, which claimed that he had supported the defection of the Kano governor from the NNPP to the APC.
In the penultimate week, Mr Yusuf met with Mr Kwankwaso at his Miller Road residence in Kano, following a request by the members of the state House of Assembly to see Mr Kwankwaso and persuade him to meet with the president.
Source: Twitter
Two Kano lawmakers die suddenly
Legit.ng earlier reported that Kano state has been found in deep mourning as two lawmakers from the state house of assembly suddenly died within a short period of time on Wednesday, December 24.
The two lawmakers who died on the same day are Aminu Sa'adu, popularly known as Aminu Saad Ungogo, and Sarki Aliyu Daneji.
Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the spokesperson to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, reportedly confirmed the incident in a social media post.
Source: Legit.ng
