Kwankwaso greedy, wanted almost all NNPP positions — Shekarau


A former Governor of Kano State, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, on Monday accused the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, of greed.

Senator Shekarau spoke in Kano when he addressed his Advisory Council from the 44 local government areas of the state.
In a short video of the meeting obtained by The Eagle Online, the former Governor accused his former boss of wanting to take almost all the positions in the party for himself and his followers.
He said the only position offered his group, which left the All Progressives Congress to join the NNPP, was the Kano Central Senatorial District seat, which he occupies at present.
He said of the list submitted by Kwankwaso to the Independent National Electoral Commission for the 2023 elections: “13 names for House of Reps seat out of 24, 31 names out of 40 for House of Assembly that appeared on our list,” adding: “This is unacceptable.”
Shekarau added: “I personally met him at his country home and discussed extensively my decisions to follow him to his new party and he expressed deep happiness.
“And still on May 11, 2022, I still met Kwankwaso because since our last meeting we were not able to meet, and I reminded him of a proposal I submitted to him during our last meeting.
“Similarly, on May 16, 2022, Kwankwaso came to my house at about 9pm and we still discussed extensively the same issues; he even called five people including Abba Kabir, Kawu Sumaila, Alhassan Rirum and two others and presented them to me as those to make the lists of contestants.
“During the meeting, which led to my decamping, Kwankwaso came with my Senatorial Form alone and sneaked it to me telling me that I was the first to receive it and I asked him the ones for my supporters he said it would be done.
“Since then, Kwankwaso kept deceiving me and only for him to later say we are late for my supporters to be on the lists, and there was nothing he could do.