Amid early political maneuvers for the 2027 general elections, Yusuf Sharada, an ally of Rabiu Kwankwaso, the 2023 presidential candidate for the New Nigeria’s People Party (NNPP), has confirmed that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is making “frantic efforts” to secure Kwankwaso’s support for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid.
Sharada, who serves as the National Coordinator of Project Save Nigeria, stated this on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily program.
He asserted that the APC has lost popularity in Kano, a state known for its high voting strength, and is now actively seeking to bring Kwankwaso and his socio-political movement, Kwankwasiyya, into its fold.
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“They have been wooing Senator Kwankwaso to join them in the APC knowing his antecedents and his mass followership. Of course, it is their political permutations,” Sharada said.
He explained that Kwankwaso has kept his distance from the APC due to his disagreement with the government’s current policies.
“They have been insisting that they want him to join them. Politics is about numbers and they know that he has the numbers, especially from Kano and the core North-Western part of the country.”
The Kwankwasiyya member suggested that the recent resignation of Kwankwaso’s political opponent, Abdullahi Ganduje, as APC National Chairman, might be part of the ruling party’s strategy to lure Kwankwaso from the NNPP. “Maybe the APC has perfected their plans. They are looking for the numbers because of their anti-masses policies; the masses of Nigeria are no longer with them,” he stated. “So, they now want someone that the masses of this country have hope in to join them so that they have those numbers, especially from that part of the country.”
Sharada emphasized that Kwankwaso’s dedicated followers, known as Kwankwasiyya members, are deeply loyal to the former presidential candidate and await his directives regarding which party to support in the 2027 presidential election.
“One thing that people should understand about the followers of Senator Kwankwaso is that they value him more than any platform or party that he is in because of his antecedent and the way he impacted so many lives in that part of the country. So, people listen to his opinion; they are waiting for him to give directives for them to follow,” he concluded.
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