The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has said that the presidential candidate of the party, Rabiu Kwankwaso responsible for the loss of Kano governor, Yusuf Abba at the State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal.
The party insisted that Kwankwaso allegedly sold out NNPP to the ruling APC in order to negotiate for a ministerial slot in the President Bola Tinubu-led government.
Chieftain of NNPP in the South West, Alhaji Abass Akande Onilewura, in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday, said that the loss of the party in Kano corroborated the anti-party allegation raised against Kwankwaso.
According to him, “This loss is a big one for us at NNPP and it only happened because of the selfishness of Kwankwaso, who sold the party to the highest bidder.
“While we are still waiting for the certified true copy of the tribunal judgment, it is important for the world to know that this would not have happened if Kwankwaso had allowed due process and given the ticket to the most qualified candidate but his in-law.
“Our investigation also showed that the continuous engagement of Kwankwaso with APC at some point gave room for them to discover loopholes which were later used against the Kano governor to secure victory for the opposition.
“It is unfortunate that some of us sweat to get the party to where it is today, only for someone like Kwankwaso to come and make all our efforts a waste. We are happy that someone like that has been expelled from this great party.
“We also want to use the avenue to warn him to stay clear of NNPP, we don’t want a betrayal in our party and we would do anything humanly possible to secure our party from hijackers who are more concerned about personal gain,” Alhaji Onilewura said.
