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2027: You are a political refugee, imposter in NNPP – APC blasts Kwankwaso
Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former presidential candidate has come under heavy attack by the All Progressives Congres, APC, which described him as a sacked NNPP imposter and a political refugee without value anywhere.
Kwankwaso had boasted that he was going to make APC a non-political issue in Kano by reducing its voting parentage to less than 15, 000 votes in the next general elections in 2027.
However, in a sharp response to his claims, the APC lashed out, describing Kwankwaso’s statement as laughable, coming from somebody who lost a Political Camp after being allegedly sacked from NNPP.
The Chairman of the state chapter, Prince Abdullahi Abass in a statement on Thursday called on Kwankwaso to stop daydreaming and channel his energies towards reclaiming his membership in the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP.
APC described Kwankwaso as a political refugee who has chosen to cling to the state Governor Abba Yusuf like a leech in a futile attempt to regain relevance in the scheme of things in the country.
APC further warned Kwankwaso and his ilks that it would not allow a repeat of the vote manipulation and allocation that created the impression that the NNPP is well rooted in Kano State in the 2023 general election.
“Our teeming supporters in the APC have no cause to worry about Kwankwaso who has been booted out of NNPP due to his cluelessness and self-centeredness. We expect Kwankwaso to keep wondering why he has become a wanderer in the political terrain,” APC noted.
“He ran away from APC because he couldn’t fit into our progressive ideals. His over-bloated ego and domineering posture forced him to abandon the PDP and he has now become a political refugee because the NNPP refused to accommodate him.”
Abbas claimed that the APC is already waiting in the wing to not only reclaim Kano State but save the people of the state from the undue influence of Kwankwaso from his Miller Road castle.
Recall that Kwankwaso had made his boast while receiving some former councillors and senior special advisers, who served under Abdullahi Ganduje-led administration during a meeting at his residence in Kano, with stakeholders from Tsanyawa Local Government Area.
He credited the hard work of his team during the 2023 elections, which sidelined the Peoples Democratic Party to struggle to secure only 15,000 votes in Kano.
He noted that his party, the New Nigeria Peoples Party “achieved this remarkable feat despite being a new political platform coupled with the late start of its campaign.
“Now, it’s our turn to diminish APC’s influence. We will work tirelessly to ensure their votes are reduced to less than 15,000 in Kano come 2027”, Kwankwaso added.
Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, was on Wednesday prevented from accessing the Rivers house of assembly quarters in Port Harcourt to present the 2025 budget.
When Fubara and his entourage arrived at the entrance of the building, the gates were locked.
The assembly quarters serve as the chamber for the Martin Amaewhule-led faction of the Rivers assembly, which is loyal to Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT).
Fubara and Wike have been locked in a supremacy battle over control of the political structure of the state.
The rift led to the polarisation of the Rivers assembly.
In December 2024, the governor presented a 2025 budget proposal of N1.1 trillion to the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led state house of assembly which is loyal to him.
Speaking to journalists at the entrance of the locked assembly quarters, Fubara said he had come to the quarters in compliance with the supreme court judgment on the Rivers political crisis.
“I am here this morning with a few members of the state executive council to comply with the supreme court judgment,” the governor said.
“Before my arrival, I had made several attempts by phone calls to reach the speaker (Martin Amaewhule) and other members.
“I also wrote a letter personally, which was transmitted to the honourable speaker for this particular invitation.
“It is unfortunate that by the gate, you can see that the place is completely sealed and there is no sign that anything is going to happen today. The reason why we are doing this is the interest of our people — which is the most important thing.
“There is nothing to worry about. Maybe they are working on their letter. I expect to hear from them maybe after now.”
Operatives from the Corporate Headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested former Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel over an alleged N700 billion fraud.
It was gathered that Emmanuel was arrested after honouring an EFCC invitation on Tuesday to respond to charges of money laundering, diversion of funds, and theft, as alleged by the Network Against Corruption and Trafficking, NCAT.
He arrived at the EFCC office at around 12:30 pm.
Investigations by the commission have reportedly uncovered the withdrawal of N31 billion in cash from a single account named Office of the Governor. The money was allegedly withdrawn in cash progressively between 2019 and 2023.
The petitioner alleged that Emmanuel received N3 trillion from the Federation Account over eight years but left a debt profile of N500 billion and unpaid ongoing projects worth N300 billion. He is also accused of failing to account for N700 billion.
EFCC’s investigations are ongoing, with Emmanuel currently being interrogated by operatives.
The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, was unavailable for comment when contacted.
An Abia State High Court sitting at Obehie, Ukwa West Local Government Area, has stopped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from enforcing the purported suspension of the former Senate President and the Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT), of the Party, Senator Adolphus Wabara.
The court presided over by Justice LTC Eruba, in an order, restrained Abraham Amah, laying claims to the Abia State chairmanship of the PDP, from enforcing the said suspension.
Senator Wabara had dragged Amah to the court, seeking the order of court to restrain the defendant from enforcing the purported suspension.
Granting the prayers of the Claimant in a suit marked HUK/8/2025, the Court ordered that, “The defendant is restrained from enforcing the suspension of the Claimant/Applicant from the People’s Democratic Party, or in any way, affecting his position as the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the PDP till the motion on notice is determined.”
Amah, a former Vice Chairman of the PDP, Abia North, had penultimate week, in Umuahia, announced the purported suspension of Wabara, accusing the former Senate President of engaging in anti-party, in particular for praising Governor Alex Otti of doing a good work in Abia State.
Amah’s action was swiftly upturned by the National Working Committee (NWC), declaring the purported suspension as “null and void and of no effect”.
The NWC was of the view that the said suspension was a violation of the party’s constitution, and did not hold any water.
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