A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mohammed Jamo, has claimed that the defection of former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has shown that the party is no longer a viable platform.
Jamo stated this on Monday during an appearance on Channels Television.
He asserted that the Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf’s decision to leave the NNPP, has been validated by Kwankwaso’s defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
“There are always two sides to every coin. If we are to look at it from the perspective from which we and many people in Kano see what has happened today, it is a vindication of our position,” Jamo said.
He recalled that when Governor Yusuf and his allies exited the NNPP months earlier, the move was met with widespread criticism, particularly from members of the Kwankwasiyya Movement.
“A few months ago, when Governor Abba Yusuf and some of us decided that the NNPP was no longer a tenable platform for us to continue practising politics and delivering the dividends of democracy to the people of Kano, many people, especially from the Kwankwasiyya movement, were shouting and saying we had done the wrong thing.
“But today, we have been vindicated that leaving the NNPP was the right decision,” he said.
Jamo added that Nigerians observing recent developments would recognise that the defection was made at the appropriate time and in the best interest of governance in Kano State.
“That means Nigerians watching us today will see that we were on the right trajectory by leaving the NNPP at the time we did and aligning with the Federal Government,” he added.
