Former Kano State governor and national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has outlined conditions under which he may consider rejoining the All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting that any alliance must respect the interests of his Kwankwasiyya Movement.
Kwankwaso made this known while receiving Buhari Bakwana, a former political adviser to ex-Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, along with APC members from the 44 local government areas of Kano State, at his Miller Road residence in Kano.
He reminded his visitors of the sacrifices he and other key politicians made in founding the APC in 2013, recalling how they endured political persecution from security and anti-graft agencies at the time.
“Nobody in the country will tell me the burden we took in creating APC. We were the ones who led the creation of the party, and we were the first set of seven governors to declare support for it. ICPC, EFCC, and the police were all used against me then, just to stop our plans,” he said.
Kwankwaso stressed that any talks of a merger or return to APC must clearly outline what NNPP would gain.
“If you are asking us to join APC, you must tell us what NNPP will gain. We have gubernatorial candidates in all the states and full structures nationwide. What will you offer them if we join?” he queried.
Accusing both APC and PDP of failing to honour past agreements, Kwankwaso recalled how his group left PDP after being denied the position of a zonal party chairman, and how APC under Muhammadu Buhari failed to reward their loyalty.
Despite the setbacks, he declared NNPP’s openness to fresh negotiations—on its own terms.
“We are ready to join APC under strong conditions and promises. We will not allow anyone to use us and later dump us,” he maintained.
