Kwankwaso’s switch to APC could trigger turmoil – Chieftain

Sabo Inuwa, a Kano All Progressives Congress chieftain, praised Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso’s purported decision to join APC.

Inuwa warned that “potential crises may engulf the APC, particularly in Kano and other states up country, where it is strongest, in the event of missteps, that can be costly and destabilising to a new Asiwaju government” if Kwankwaso is admitted.

Inuwa spoke to journalists in Kano on Thursday.

He stated, “This (alleged plan by Kwankwaso to join the APC) is presently in the realm of assumptions; however, when it turns out to be true, it should be viewed as a positive development, given that our 1999 Constitution allows for freedom of association and choice.

However, it requires broad review and consultation. The NNPP’s offer to join the APC should be weighed against the APC’s needs, notably in the National Assembly, where it has a clear majority in both the Senate and the lower chamber, 59 and 168.

As a grassroots mobilizer, my insights focus on possible APC issues, notably in Kano.

Kwankwaso, who placed fourth in the February 25 presidential election, is not contesting the APC’s Bola Tinubu’s victory, unlike the Peoples Democratic Party’s Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s Peter Obi, who placed second and third, respectively, and are in court challenging Tinubu’s victory.

On May 15, Kwankwaso met Tinubu in Paris.

Nuwa advocated “stiffer prison terms for those who smuggled unstamped ballots to the polling units on election day and those found guilty of inciting violence during the election to serve as a deterrent to others.”

Kano is dangerous and electoral criminals should be punished. “Twenty-five years of democracy is a huge investment that must not be frittered away by irresponsible chaps parading as leaders,” he continued.