Kwankwaso to Dump NNPP for APC? Abdulmumini Jibrin Opens Up
- Rabiu Kwankwaso, the former NNPP presidential candidate, has been said to be the sole decider of whether to join the APC or not
- Abdulmumini Jibrin, the House of Representatives member representing Kiru/Bebeji federal constituency, made the proposition while speaking with journalists
- Jubrin, a strong ally of Kwankwaso, had visited President Bola Tinubu amid the controversies that the leader of the Kwankwasiyyah movement was planning to dump the NNPP for the APC
Abdulmumini Jibrin, the lawmaker representing the Kiru/Bebeji federal constituency in the House of Representatives, has said that the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) would decide his political future by himself.
The Kano-born politician made this known while speaking in an interview with journalists during his visit to President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja on Wednesday, July 30.
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Speculation of Kwankwaso joining APC grows
This came amid the speculation of a talk between the former governor of Kano and President Tinubu to dump the NNPP for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). But Jubrin maintained that his relationship with Tinubu is not a hidden thing and that of the president and Kwankwaso was in the public eye as well.
His statement reads in part:
"I am not in a position to comment on the reports saying Kwankwaso is joining the APC. Only Kwankwaso can decide on this. And it is also an issue related to the president. I am too young to reconcile the two big men."
The APC's new national chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, recently said that the doors of the ruling party are open to opposition leaders, including Kwankwaso.
Before now, there have been speculations that the leader of the Kwankwasiya movement was planning to dump the NNPP for the APC ahead of the next general election, and the new APC national chairman is not ruling out the defection of the NNPP chieftain.
Nentawe speaks after becoming APC national chairman
Yilwatda made the comment while speaking on Channels TV shortly after his emergence as the ruling party's national chairman on Thursday, July 24. During the interview, he was asked about Kwankwaso's possible interview. He said the doors of the APC are always open.
His response reads in part:
“Our doors are open. When everybody’s time is due, it will manifest itself, and that is also for everybody who has come back to the APC.”
Prof. Nentawe also vowed to ensure unity in all the party organs and to recognise all participants nationwide. While giving his acceptance speech on Thursday, July 24, at the 14th APC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at the presidential villa in Abuja, he promised that his administration would expand the ruling party.
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Akwa Ibom APC leaders visit Tinubu
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu has played host to Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom and Senate President Godswill Akpabio at the presidential villa on Friday, July 18.
The presidency announced the visit in a tweet, adding that Governor Eno is now the leader of the APC in Akwa Ibom state.
Governor Eno recently dumped the PDP for the APC, becoming the second of his kind within two months to months.
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