Kwankwaso Denies Shekarau’s Tinubu Claim, Describes Former Kano Governor as ‘Political Sinking Ship’
Fresh political controversy has erupted in Kano following claims by former governor Ibrahim Shekarau that both himself and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso are working for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections.
However, multiple stakeholders interviewed by Headlinenews.news dismissed the claim, arguing that Shekarau lacks the political relevance to make such declarations on behalf of other political actors.
Some stakeholders alleged that the former governor has a long-standing reputation for being “economical with the truth” and claimed the statement may have been made to project political relevance ahead of the anticipated direct primaries for the Kano Central Senatorial ticket.
According to them, the planned primaries could expose what they described as Shekarau’s declining grassroots influence within Kano politics.
Headlinenews.news also spoke with Kwankwaso, who strongly denied any political alliance with Shekarau or any joint arrangement involving President Tinubu.
Kwankwaso reportedly described Shekarau as “a sinking ship,” adding that only the APC could attempt to “buy damaged political goods with no remaining value or capital.”
He further dismissed claims of Shekarau’s electoral strength, insisting that the former governor “cannot deliver even a Kano Central councillorship seat for the APC today.”
The development has intensified political tensions within Kano ahead of 2027, particularly as debates continue over direct primaries, consensus arrangements, and the growing battle for control of Kano Central’s influential senatorial zone.
Political observers say the sharp exchange highlights the deepening fractures and strategic realignments already shaping Kano’s political landscape ahead of what is expected to become one of Nigeria’s most fiercely contested electoral cycles.
According to Aminu Garba, “If it were true, Shekarau would never say so and expose such a secret. The man is a liar. He has been using Tinubu’s name too often, and the DSS should invite him and caution him. He forced the other aspirants in Kano Central to step down, telling them Tinubu had anointed him.
This was later discovered to be false.
His claim is false. We don’t believe him. Some aspirants are leaving APC because of him. Maybe his defection to APC has a hidden agenda to cause disunity.”
