The All Progressives Congress Youth and Students Council (KASASCO) has categorically rejected any plans to facilitate the return of Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso to the party, branding him politically irrelevant and a potential threat to the unity and progress of the APC.
Addressing journalists at a press conference held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre in Kano on Tuesday, April 29, the youth group made clear that the APC in Kano has no interest in welcoming Kwankwaso back, stating his influence has significantly diminished and that his return would add “no value, either directly or indirectly.”
KASASCO praised the current leadership of the party in the state, led by Prince Abdullahi Abbas, under whom the APC has reportedly regained firm ground.
The group noted the party’s current strength, pointing to its control of two Senate seats, several seats in the House of Representatives, and a strong presence in the Kano State House of Assembly.
The youth council also pointed to internal fractures within the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Kwankwaso’s current political base, citing a wave of defections by high-profile figures previously aligned with the Kwankwasiyya movement.
Among those who have reportedly defected to the APC are Senator Abdurrahman Kawu Sumaila and House of Representatives members Kabiru Alhassan Rurum and Abdullahi Sani Rogo, along with other key political actors from Kano.
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“These individuals left due to unjust and imbalanced treatment after their sacrifices to the Kwankwasiyya movement,” the group stated, accusing the NNPP of marginalising loyal members.
KASASCO further applauded the APC’s internal reconciliation efforts and expressed strong confidence in the party’s ability to perform well in the 2027 general elections. They projected that Kano would deliver over two million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and APC candidates nationwide.
Dismissing Kwankwaso’s alleged attempts to return to the party as “a desperate bid for political refuge,” the group warned: “The APC is not a refuge organisation. We are not seeking figures whose presence could threaten the party’s unity and progress.”
The council also lauded the efforts of APC National Chairman Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and Senator Barau Jibrin, attributing the successful defection of approximately 80 percent of the Kwankwasiyya movement to their strategic leadership and political acumen.
