{"id":56793,"date":"2017-03-15T20:31:39","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T19:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=56793"},"modified":"2017-03-15T20:31:39","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T19:31:39","slug":"atiku-plots-new-party-markafi-says-kwankwaso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/atiku-plots-new-party-markafi-says-kwankwaso\/","title":{"rendered":"Atiku plots new party with Markafi says Kwankwaso"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"adn ads\">\n<div class=\"gs\">\n<div id=\":m3\" class=\"ii gt adP adO\">\n<div id=\":m2\" class=\"a3s aXjCH m15ad369555e75a17\">Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano state, has alleged that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Abdullahi Ganduje, incumbent governor of Kano, are plotting to float a new party ahead of the 2019 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Kwankwaso also alleged that both men, who are top chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), have been \u201chobnobbing\u201d with the Ahmed Makarfi faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).<\/p>\n<p>The lawmaker said Ganduje had never hidden his disdain for the leadership style of the APC, but has been marking time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been brought to our attention that Governor Ganduje of Kano state has been working with the Makarfi faction of the PDP and other politicians of northern extraction, and from what we know, they are aspiring to float a new party, the APDP,\u201d Kwankwaso said in a statement issued on his behalf by Suleiman Bichi, former secretary to the government of Kano.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a well-known fact that Governor Ganduje is not happy with the APC\u2019s style of leadership and its commitment to stand on the side of the truth<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is evident in the letter the national leadership of the APC sent to Kano, reaffirming Umar Doguwa as the substantive chairman of the party as against the government\u2019s imposed leadership of an adviser to the governor who is even an outsider to the leadership of the party, and is against the party constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kwankwaso also denied reports that he was considering leaving the APC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo set the record straight, we have to understand that these lies originated from Musa Iliyasu Kwankwaso, who bears no allegiance to Senator Kwankwaso,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMusa Iliyasu worked with Malam Shekarau (also a fromer governor of Kano) as commissioner for local governments and still stands in as his spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso, it is an open secret that Governor Ganduje and Malam Shekarau have pitched tent against Senator Kwankwaso, hence, there is no way, Musa Iliyasu, even though he comes from the same town with Senator Kwankwaso could speak for the distinguished senator. Not on a matter like this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn this note, I want to affirm that Senator Kwankwaso is still in the APC, and as is his trademark, he is loyal to any course he believes in. 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