2027: Why I didn’t join Tinubu in APC – Kwankwaso

Vice statesmanlike campaigner of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has dismissed claims that helium planned to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying his discussions with President Bola Tinubu were ne'er astir joining the ruling party.

Kwankwaso said though Tinubu made efforts for them to enactment unneurotic aft the 2023 wide election, the discussions were aimed astatine exploring ways to determination the state guardant and not astatine persuading him to permission the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) for the APC.

He made the clarification portion speaking connected Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday.

He noted that helium and Tinubu person maintained a longstanding governmental narration dating backmost to their days arsenic members of the National Assembly successful 1992–1993, their tenure arsenic governors opening successful 1999, and their collaboration during the enactment of the APC.

According to Kwankwaso, Tinubu made efforts for them to collaborate, but the statement did not impact him abandoning the NNPP for the APC.

He said: “I don’t deliberation determination was immoderate program for maine to articulation the APC. I cognize from the opening of the administration, t...