Kano APC Denies Defections, Calls Kwankwasiyya Claims 'Fabrication'

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has vehemently denied reports of its members defecting to the National Democratic Congress (NDC), attributing the claims to the "Kwankwasiyya movement" and labeling them as a "fabrication."

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The party stakeholders and loyalists in Kumbotso are satisfied with the infrastructural projects being executed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, including the AKK gas pipeline and the Kaduna–Kano–Maradi standard gauge railway, both of which pass through parts of the local government.

The Kano APC stated that its stakeholders and loyalists in Kumbotso Local Government Area remain united and satisfied with the current administration. The party highlighted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's infrastructural projects, such as the AKK gas pipeline and the Kaduna–Kano–Maradi railway, which benefit the local government. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf's efforts in attracting investments for economic growth and youth employment were also cited as reasons for loyalty.

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The average Kano voter can no longer entrust their future to the political gimmicks and selfish interests of the Kwankwasiyya movement.

The APC urged the Kwankwasiyya movement to address its internal challenges instead of engaging in "baseless propaganda." The party believes Kano voters are wary of the movement's "political gimmicks and selfish interests," suggesting the NDC was formed to serve narrow leadership interests. The APC insists it is strong and united in Kumbotso and asks residents to disregard social media rumors.

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The APC leadership in the state has refused to accept reality. The defection of APC members to the NDC in the state is a daily phenomenon.

Conversely, the spokesperson for the Kwankwasiyya movement, Dr. Habibu Sale Mohammed, dismissed the APC's claims as a refusal to accept reality. He asserted that defections from the APC to the NDC are a "daily phenomenon" across the state, citing photographic evidence of recent departures in Kumbotso and other areas as proof.

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Pictures don’t lie. The recent defection of APC members to the NDC in Kumbotso and other local government areas is a reality because the pictures do not lie.