The Kano State Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Suleiman Hashimu Dungurawa, has firmly dismissed rumours suggesting that the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, is preparing to defect to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Speaking to journalists in Kano on Monday, Dungurawa described the speculation as a deliberate miscalculation by political opponents “afraid of the leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement.”
“Kwankwaso is not one of those pushover politicians who take decisions without appraising and deeply thinking about their consequences,” he said.
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The NNPP stalwart underscored Kwankwaso’s political stature, describing him as “the political leader of Northern Nigeria,” and emphasised that many politicians in the region looked up to him for direction and leadership.
“It is malicious to say he is decamping out for now. Why are Nigerian politicians panicking about Kwankwaso’s movements? Let them calm down – the time for decisions is yet to come. We are people who are too calculative; we don’t just take actions without due consideration,” Dungurawa asserted.
Addressing the concerns raised by some observers about Kwankwaso’s meetings with other political groups, the NNPP chairman explained that such interactions are standard in politics.
“As a politician who has a PhD in the field, do you expect him to hide himself or desert people? No way. He can talk to anybody it’s a normal thing,” he said.
Dungurawa also criticised those he described as “pretending followers” of Kwankwaso, adding that true supporters understand the former governor’s inclusive decision-making style.
“Genuine followers know that Kwankwaso doesn’t take any decisions without consulting, even from as low as a ward supporter,” he said.
In a related development, Dungurawa praised the performance of Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, stating that the opposition had been “overwhelmed” by the governor’s infrastructural achievements over the past two years.
“Governor Yusuf’s heavy infrastructural development has overwhelmed the opposition they can’t even show their presence anywhere in Kano. That is why we are proud of what he is doing,” he concluded.
