The Kano state chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC) Abdullahi Abbas hinted that the party loyalists have expressed willingness to follow Abdullahi Ganduje if he decided to dump the party.
It was learnt yesterday that Abbas gave the hint during a recent political gathering held at the APC campaign office in Kano.
“Mr Chairman these are core party loyalists. They have pledged their unalloyed loyalty to you for better or worse. If you decide to leave APC they will follow suit. They are with you 100 per cent,” Abbas was quoted to have said.
During the meeting, it was reported that the National Chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Ganduje described NNPP as rotten fruit (failed party) referring to the party’s symbol.
“We are calling on the NNPP, the rotten fruits (referring to the NNPP symbol) to join APC if they want to save the fruits from spoilage,” Ganduje said.
“If you are talking about APC we are the leaders of APC. Not in local government, not in state, not in zones but national as a whole.
“If you are an APC membership card holder, you are a subordinate and follower of the national leader. The same thing with leaders in ward, state, and zonal levels.
“If you defect to APC today, you are our subordinate and follower. You need to note this; a child of the household and a stranger are all under the care of the head of the house.”
Ganduje called on the party loyalists not to panic or exercise any fear about someone coming to join them in the party.
Ganduje had earlier met with APC stakeholders in Kano where he invited Governor Abba Yusuf to join the party.
The invitation followed speculations that President Bola Tinubu was in the process of reconciling Mr Ganduje and his former boss, Rabiu Kwankwaso, to have the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) back in the APC.
The Kano governorship judgement had brought wild criticism of President Tinubu by the members of the APC in the state who accused the President of betrayal.
