The Secretary of the New Nigeria Peoples Party’s Board of Trustees, Buba Galadima has disclosed how Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf abandoned his political godfather, Rabiu Kwankwaso before defected to the All Progressive Congress (APC).
Galadima stated that Abba Yusuf conived with the former Governor of Kano State, to support APC. This he described as an historic betrayal of the NNPP that brought him to power.
He added that the governor abandoned Kwankwaso barely three months after assuming office even though ge still revered him publicly.
His words,
“Three months into his tenure, he abandoned Kwankwaso but publicly, he still treated him like a king. What happens behind closed doors is different….
“His own personal interest — personal, personal, personal,” he said. “Not Kano people. Not peace in Kano.”
“Had Governor Yusuf moved from NNPP to another platform other than APC, I could have said he moved well, but in this case, it is only a matter of survival”.
“There is nothing under the sun we did not do for Abba Kabir Yusuf to prevail. For three days, Kwankwaso and I did not sleep. We travelled, we struggled, we put everything on the line”.
“The man who took our victory in 2019 and gave it to Ganduje later stood firm and said, ‘This boy won his election. Give him his victory”.
“He believed that even if he won again, APC would still take it, so why not join them?”.
“I don’t think he was ever NNPP,” he said. “He was only a beneficiary of the NNPP.
Today, we have the sympathy of the people of Kano,” Galadima said, adding that the party would survive despite losing its only governor.”