Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said he is yet to recover from the shock of Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Kwankwaso expressed disbelief over the governor’s decision to align with the ruling party, describing the development as something that still feels unreal to him.
Speaking on the matter, the former Kano State governor said many people initially believed the defection was part of a political arrangement involving him and other stakeholders.
“Many people I spoke to felt it was some kind of arrangement between him and me, or between him and others,” Kwankwaso said.
He added that he has repeatedly reflected on the situation, questioning what went wrong and where responsibility lay, but has been unable to reach any conclusion.
“Even I often find it hard to believe that things are unfolding the way they are. When I lie down, I reflect and ask myself: what really happened? Who was at fault? Was it me? Was it the party? Were party members at fault? But I have not been able to find an answer,” he said.
Kwankwaso, however, warned that Governor Yusuf would eventually regret leaving the NNPP, the political platform on which he was elected.
