Kwankwasiyya

About 5,000 members of the Kwankwasiya group in Kebbi have defected to the All Progressives Congress(APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party. Members of the group were received by the Deputy Governor of Kebbi, Alhaji Samaila Yombe.

Some supporters of Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, representing Kano Central, have left his Kwankwasiyya group, after the senator announced his defection from the All Progressives Congress to Peoples Democratic Party.

Because there are high chances that our presence could create embarrassments and a lot of friction similar or even worse than what occurred in the pavilions of delegations from Imo and Delta States during yesterday’s convention.

The division within the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kano has deepened as the Kwankwasiyya-led faction of the party reportedly conducted a parallel ward congress in the state. Alhaji Haruna Umar Doguwa disclosed this.

The president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has declared that he would support Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state to ensure that all those who took part in the robbery attacks on banks in Offa on Thursday, April 5.

NAIJ.com gathered that since the attempt to arrest former governor Rabiu Kwankwaso's associate has been flooded with hundreds of Kwankwasiyya supporters loitering around to prevent further attempt by the police on Abdulsalam.