Immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, insisted that the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 elections, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, must follow due process if he wishes to return to the ruling party.
Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa on Friday, Ganduje made it clear that the party has no objection to the reported move by Kwankwaso to join APC.
The immediate past Kano Governor was responding to Kwankwaso’s reported moves and demands on a possible return and NNPP’s merger with the APC.
Ganduje was Kwankwaso’s Deputy before winning gubernatorial election in 2015 and reelection in 2019, bowing out in May 2023.
However, Ganduje, emphasised that his predecessor and former benefactor (Kwankwaso), who later had frosty ties with him and left the APC, must accept certain conditions before rejoining the party.
Fielding questions from BBC Hausa on Friday, Ganduje stated that the APC operates by rules and guidelines, and Kwankwaso must comply with them before being admitted.
Kwankwaso recently told Hon. Buhari Bakwana, a former Adviser on Political Affairs to Dr. Ganduje and APC grassroots members from the 44 local government areas of Kano State that “We are ready to join APC under strong conditions and promises. We will not allow anyone to use us and later dump us.”
Kwankwaso added: “Discussions about a merger or return to APC must spell out tangible benefits for my party (NNPP).”
In his interview with BBC, Ganduje further stated: “We’ve heard about Kwankwaso’s return plans. In democracy, the vote of a thief and that of a cleric carry equal weight. So, we won’t shut our doors to anyone.
“Anyone who wants to join is welcome, but they must follow due process. We have rules and a constitution. If they return, we’ll welcome them, but we will name it for what it is: they’ve vomited and now they’re licking it back.”
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