Former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has been asked to return to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), where he built and has a great future, to become President.
The Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has also been told that he does not have a hope of becoming a President on his current political platform.
Speaking with newsmen Sunday in Abuja, Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling APC, Hon. Yakubu Murtala Ajaka, said it is not too late for Kwankwaso to retrace his step.
According to the APC spokesman, Kwankwaso knew about the formation of the APC. He contributed immensely to its success in 2015, and our leaders hope to repay him at the appropriate time, but he cannot be outside to be a beneficiary in the near future.
“So, that is why I said it’s not too late for him to return to the APC. That’s where he naturally belongs and has an assurance of becoming a President one day, and not in his current sectional NNPP.
“Although, some people might be deceiving him by calling him Mr President already, but just one or two states in the Northwest cannot make him a president. Kwankwaso needs a national party like the APC to achieve his presidential ambition. So, I plead to him to do the needful before it’s too late,” Ajaka said.
When asked to comment on Peter Obi and his Labour Party, the APC deputy spokesperson said that when the real campaign starts, Nigerians will differentiate between boys and men in the politics of the 2023 general elections.
“Just like Kwankwaso, Peter Obi is only enjoying sectional sympathy, but a real presidential candidate needs to enjoy acceptability from all parts of the country.
“So, we believe that Peter Obi should enjoy his social media frenzy for now before the real campaign starts very soon.”
On whether Atiku Abubakar and his PDP will be a serious challenger for the APC in 2023, Ajaka reminded Nigerians that “PDP and Atiku are good customers to the APC who cannot go beyond coming second at any election; even that second position has been threatened with the recent result of the Ekiti governorship election recently.
He said the opposition party will make all the noise without facts and enjoy its propaganda for a while, but Nigerian voters will eventually distinguish between PDP lies and APC’s records of achievements. At the end of the story, our presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will certainly emerge victorious in 2023.”
