Kwankwaso: Why I shunned APC Convention

By Ibrahim Shuaibu in Kano

A former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has explained his absence at the convention of his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), saying: “Our presence would have created embarrassments and a lot of friction” at the venue.

  “I wish to inform the leadership of the party and the public that we had wanted to be part of the national convention but regrettably all the congresses that we conducted at the wards, local government councils and at the state level were not recognised by the outgoing National Executive Council of the party.”

Kwankwaso in a statement in Kano yesterday revealed that “Therefore, I felt that presenting ourselves at such an important event will not be in the overall interest of the entire convention; that is assuming, we are allowed access into the convention ground”.

“Because there are high chances that our presence could create embarrassments and a lot of friction similar or even worse than what occurred in the pavilions of delegations from Imo and Delta States during last Saturday’s convention. However, as the new EXCO settles to start the efforts of uniting the party we wish you the very best,” he said.

The former governor visited the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar in his Abuja residence.