Kano APC denies Kwankwasiyya’s claims of massive defection

The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected claims that some of its members in Kumbotso Local Government Area defected to the National Democratic Congress (NDC), insisting that the party remains united in the area.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the APC’s Publicity Secretary, Auwalu Soja, described the reports as false and accused the Kwankwasiyya movement of spreading misinformation to distract from its internal challenges.

According to him, the individuals presented as defectors were not recognised by the party’s leadership in Kumbotso.

Soja said APC members in the local government were satisfied with development projects being carried out by President Bola Tinubu, including the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline and the Kaduna-Kano-Maradi standard gauge railway, both of which pass through parts of the area.

He also said party members appreciated Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for attracting investments to Kumbotso to boost economic activities and create jobs for young people.

“The party stakeholders and loyalists in Kumbotso are satisfied with the infrastructural projects being executed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” Soja said.

The APC spokesperson urged the Kwankwasiyya movement to focus on resolving its own internal issues instead of spreading what he described as baseless propaganda.

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

The party also called on residents to ignore social media reports claiming that APC members in Kumbotso had joined the NDC, maintaining that its structure in the area remains intact.

The statement followed reports circulating online that some APC members had dumped the party for the NDC in Kumbotso.

However, the spokesperson for the Kwankwasiyya movement, Dr Habibu Sale Mohammed, disagreed with the APC’s position, insisting that defections from the ruling party to the NDC were continuing across Kano State.

“The defection of APC members to the NDC in the state is a daily phenomenon,” Mohammed said.

He added that photographs of recent political events supported the claims of defections.