PDP Thought Me Not Important Enough, Kwankwaso Explains Defection To NNPP

Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Tuesday explained his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the claim that the PDP leadership thought him not to be important.

Kwankwaso, who has severally sought the presidency through the PDP and the All Progressives Congress, APC in the past said the two parties were not suitable options for the country in 2023.

Kwankwaso, while noting that his defection to the NNPP has opened a new vista in the political terrain, he explained how the PDP regarded him not to be important enough while considering other zonal leaders.

“We had a situation in April last year where zonal positions were being shared among the states and all leaders in the six other states were given the opportunity to nominate. But in Kano, some people felt I wasn’t that important so they had to do what they did. 

“That is what triggered the issue (defection) and I spent almost a year now waiting for PDP to talk to me, even the new leadership, to come and talk to me; they didn’t want to talk to me.

“For that reason, I felt there are irreconcilable differences between my humble self and many other leaders and they are mainly based on ideology.

“I have just received my membership card and of course, I’m the newest member of the NNPP. I’m so delighted that I’m now a member of the NNPP in Kano.”

Meanwhile, besides explaining his defection from the PDP to the NNPP, Kwankwaso, has also written his ward chairman to explain his exit from the party.

The letter reads in parts: “It is with deep sense of responsibility that I write to notify you that as a result of some serious and irreconcilable differences, I have reached the conclusion that my continued stay in the PDP is untenable and, therefore, effective from Tuesday the 29th day of March 2022, I have withdrawn my membership from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.”

The defection from the PDP to the NNPP follows past moves by Kwankwaso from PDP to APC and back to the PDP.

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