Kano, Kano state – The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of being desperate to grab power in Kano state.
As reported by Vanguard, the NNPP criticised the APC via a statement signed on Wednesday, June 19, by Ladipo Johnson, its national spokesperson.
The party alleged that the APC is trying to usurp Abba Kabir Yusuf, the current governor of Kano state. Yusuf also doubles as a key chieftain of the NNPP.
NNPP cited the APC’s stance on the Kano emirate tussle as an example of the ruling central party’s alleged desperation for power.
TimesNow.com.ng had reported that Abdullahi Abbas, the Kano state chairman of the APC, called for the arrest of a former governor of Kano state, Rabiu Kwankwaso, saying the NNPP leader is a threat to the security of the state.
Abbas was responding to the allegations made by Kwankwaso, who accused the past administration of misleading the federal government to destabilise Kano state.
Reacting, the NNPP alleged that the APC is using the judiciary and security forces to undermine the democratic process and incite violence in the prominent northern state.
It called on Nigerians to rise against the APC’s “dangerous plot”.
NNPP’s statement partly reads:
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that at least, 1,000 members of the APC in Kano state defected to the NNPP.
The state deputy governor, Aminu Gwarzo, officially received the defectors on behalf of Governor Yusuf at the government house, Kano.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
