Anthony Iwuoma
A former governor of Kano State, Sen. Ibrahim Shekarau, has dumped the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), led by his fellow former GOvernor of the state, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso.
Addressing a crowd of supporters at the Kano Foundation office, Shekarau alleged that Kwankwaso betrayed and humiliated him.
According to him, Kwankwaso failed to honour their agreement, adding that although he was given the Senatorial forms to fill, Kwankwaso left out his supporters.
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He recalled that prior to joining the NNPP, he had met with Kwankwaso on May 5 over his move.
“I personally met him at his country home and discussed extensively my decisions to follow him to his new party and he expressed deep happiness,” Shekarau recollected.
“And still on 11-5-2022 I still met Kwankwaso because since our last meeting we were not able to meet, and I reminded him of a proposal I submitted to him during our last meeting.”
The proposal comprised the list of Shekarau’s supporters for various political offices.
Kwankwaso, according to Shekarau, confirmed seeing the list, promising that something would be done.
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“Similarly, on 16-5-2022, Kwankwaso came to my house at about 9pm and we still discussed extensively the same issues he even called five people including Abba Kabir, Kawu Sumaila, Alhassan Rirum and two others and presented them to me as those to make the lists of contestants.
“During the meeting which led to my decamping, Kwankwaso came with my Senatorial Form alone and sneaked it to me telling me that I was the first to receive it and I asked him the ones for my supporters he said it would be done.
“Since then Kwankwaso kept deceiving me and only for him, to much later say we are late for my supporters to be on the lists, and there was nothing he could do.”
Shekarau said he would always reject moves to do away with his supporters, as Kwankwaso had done and, so had no choice but to leave NNPP.
