A high member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Seyi Olorunsola, says the celebration can win the 2027 elections for President Bola Tinubu, its governorship candidate, and all APC candidates within the state with out the involvement of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
Talking at a press convention in Kano on Sunday, Olorunsola, who’s the Convener of the Tinubu/Barau/Atah Motion, accused Tinubu and APC Nationwide Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, of giving Kwankwaso pointless consideration.
“The APC in Kano has perfected a profitable technique that doesn’t depend on the previous governor’s affect,” he mentioned.
He argued that Kwankwaso can’t outweigh the mixed energy of Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, Minister of State for Housing Yusuf Abdullahi Atah, and Senator Kawu Sumaila.
“Yusuf Abdullahi Atah is from Kano Central; he’ll checkmate Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf from that zone. Kano North has Barau Jibrin and former governor and quick previous APC Nationwide Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, whereas Kano Southern District has Senator Kawu Sumaila. By our calculation, we now have a formidable marketing campaign workforce for the 2027 basic polls,” Olorunsola mentioned.
He disclosed that the Tinubu/Barau/Atah Motion is backing Barau Jibrin because the APC governorship candidate for 2027, with Atah as his operating mate, and accused Kwankwaso of making an attempt to disrupt the plan.
“Kwankwaso is conscious of this association and is afraid of Barau’s rising recognition within the state. That’s the reason he’s determined to affix APC and scuttle that association,” he claimed.
Olorunsola additionally revisited the 2023 governorship election in Kano, insisting APC initially gained earlier than the Supreme Court docket overturned the choice.
“The tribunal and Court docket of Enchantment affirmed our victory, saying Abba Yusuf was not a member and candidate of the NNPP, and that they thumb-printed unlawful poll papers. They had been already packing out of Authorities Home when the whole lot modified in a single day on the Supreme Court docket. The entire world is a witness to what occurred,” he mentioned.
He warned Tinubu to not overestimate Kwankwaso’s political worth.
“President Tinubu shouldn’t make the error of pondering Kwankwaso will ship him in Kano. Tinubu just isn’t the only proprietor of APC. He’s the chief of the celebration and president of the nation. He can’t inform us what to do to win Kano; he can solely advise us as a pacesetter,” Olorunsola maintained.
He added that Kwankwaso should observe correct process if he needs to affix APC.
“Like Dr. Ganduje has informed him, he should obey APC’s guidelines and laws, structure, and the celebration’s rules and ideologies. Why is Kwankwaso speaking a couple of letter, submitted or not on social media? He ought to come out clear that he’s not becoming a member of APC,” Olorunsola concluded.
