Former Kano State governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, has said the incumbent Governor Abba Yusuf should not be accused of betrayal if he defects from the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP.
Shekarau said this on Tuesday during an interview with DCL Hausa, arguing that such a move would follow a precedent set by the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
He was reacting to growing tension within the NNPP and Kwankwasiyya political movement following reports that Yusuf may be considering a move to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
Shekarau slammed Kwankwaso’s recent remark that Governor Yusuf should relinquish his mandate before defecting, describing the position as inconsistent with past political actions.
“I listened to my brother, Kwankwaso’s remarks. To me, Kwankwaso has either forgotten what happened in the past or he thought people have forgotten,” Shekarau said.
The elder statesman recalled that Kwankwaso defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the APC while serving as governor without vacating his office.
“When he was in PDP, he also left the governorship seat to APC. Why didn’t he drop it for PDP? The way he took PDP’s seat to APC is likely the same way Abba will take the NNPP seat to APC,” he added.
