NNPP debunks insinuation that members want to defect to APC

….Says party has no such plans

….cautions members on Sen Kwankwaso’s defection message

IGNATIUS OKOROCHA, Abuja

The NNPP has described the “breaking news” by Premium Times, that Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, in a sudden reversal of his well-stated position on the issue of the defection of the Governor of Kano State from the NNPP to the APC, has endorsed the defection.

The party warns,”This is as wicked a lie as it is clearly a shameful blatant falsehood by those who obviously have no moral compass and are completely devoid of any scruples.”

In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the NNPP, Ladipo Johnson, he warned that it had become clear that those who are seeking to move from the party have “no self worth, adding “if they feel that they have to misinform the public about Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s position.”

The party cautions,” Deliberately and mischievously twisting his words to fool the masses that he has endorsed their impending move is as pitifully childish as it can get.”

“We would appreciate it if these people would simply move out of the party, if they choose to go. If you feel that you are going to greener pastures and have the support of the masses, then go.

Do not attempt to fool the masses that you have the support or blessings of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso”, the statement said.

Johnson concluded by stating that for the avoidance of doubt, the former Governor of Kano State has described the impending move by some of the members of the Kwankwasiyya and the NNPP, led by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, as a cold betrayal of trust and the mandate given to him and defended by the people of Kano State.

He stated that the former Governor wants to diffuse the current political tension in the state and stated that those who are being arm-twisted and forced to join the defection madness should feel free to go.

Noting “By God’s grace, the elections of 2027 would come and go, leaving those who chose the path of betrayal of trust with the verdict of the good people of Kano.”