The national headquarters of the Coalition of United Political Parties has
dissociated itself from a group that called itself the Kano State chapter
of the coalition and used its platform to endorse Governor Abdullahi
Ganduje.
The group, led by one Isah Nuhu Isah, was said to have paid a solidarity
visit to Ganduje during which it claimed that 42 parties that made up the
coalition in the state have dropped thier plan to challenge Ganduje’s
victory at the just-concluded supplementary election before the tribunal.
A statement signed by CUPP Spokesman, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere said “We make
bold to say that the CUPP is a national coalition formed to work for the
emergence of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party,
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and the protection of national interest.
“The coalition is not meant for any state jamboree as being witnessed in
Kano.
“For the avoidance of any doubt, the position of the CUPP remains that
Ganduje is parading a stolen mandate that will be retrieved from him.
“The recruitment of APC agents from Ganduje Village to come under the name
of CUPP to support the stolen mandate He is parading is laughable and a
show of the political inexperience of Ganduje which led to his disgraceful
outing at the ballot in the first place.
“The coalition therefore has not, and will never endorse him because we
will not be part of the illegality that foisted him on the people of Kano
State who roundly rejected him as seen during the election.”