Senior figures of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State have issued a powerful warning forward of the 2027 governorship race.
They are saying the get together dangers dropping key supporters if Senator Barau Jibrin is denied the governorship ticket.
The warning adopted studies of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s defection from the New Nigeria Peoples Social gathering (NNPP) to the APC.
Whereas get together leaders welcomed the governor, they insisted that his entry should not disrupt present political preparations throughout the APC.
Talking on the event, APC chieftain Alhaji Abdulmajid Danbilki mentioned get together loyalists wouldn’t tolerate any try to sideline Senator Barau, who’s at the moment the Deputy President of the Senate.
He said that APC members who constructed the get together in Kano would resist what he described as political injustice.
Danbilki defined that Governor Yusuf’s transfer into the APC doesn’t mechanically make him the get together’s governorship candidate for 2027. He famous that the governor would face intense inside competitors if he seeks the ticket.
He warned that excluding Senator Barau might push APC stakeholders to help a rival political bloc.
In line with him, many get together devoted might align with the Kwankwasiyya motion and again a candidate supported by Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to problem the governor within the subsequent election.
Danbilki described Senator Barau as one of many pillars of the APC in Kano. He mentioned the senator has performed a significant function in funding get together actions and sustaining its construction through the years. He added that long-time members wouldn’t enable newcomers to override these sacrifices.
“I don’t have to inform you how highly effective Kwankwaso is in Kano politics. The lots are nonetheless with him, particularly given latest developments involving Governor Yusuf,” he mentioned.
He additional confused that solely Senator Barau can calm tensions throughout the get together. In line with him, until the senator personally directs his supporters to step apart, APC loyalists are ready to mobilise throughout wards and native governments to oppose any determination they contemplate unfair.
Danbilki additionally accused some political actors of making an attempt to hijack the APC construction in Kano following Governor Yusuf’s entry. He mentioned such actions might divide the get together and weaken its possibilities in 2027.
Nonetheless, He maintained that unity can solely be achieved by means of an open and clear main course of that respects get together elders and founding members.