The Vice President of the Senate, Senator Balau I. Jibrin, has welcomed hundreds of grassroots leaders of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and it will soon be rare to see anyone wearing a red cap. said it would be. , symbol of the Kwankwasiya Movement in Kano State.
Responding to a question on the storm of defections rocking the NNPP in Kano State after receiving hundreds of grassroots party leaders at the National Assembly, he said the rate at which NNPP members, including leaders, were rallying to the APC was extremely high. Ta. This is proof that the APC is gaining popularity and support in Kano state despite being an opposition party.
“I will continue to accept new members who rush into the party.Politics is a numbers game.If you have a political party and members of other parties are not participating, that means there is a problem. means.
“NNPP members are attracted to the APC by the numerous interventions by President Tinubu’s administration across key areas in the state and the country at large.
Upon the formation of APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu toured the country to recruit people to the party. This is why this party has become popular in this country. No matter what some people say, we will continue to accept the NNPP and other party members.“The time will come. We will be looking for someone wearing a red hat, the symbol of Kwankwasiya, but there is no one in Kano. We will arrive soon.
“We want this to be a solid foundation for our party, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and others to win the presidential, gubernatorial, national and state house elections in Kano and beyond in 2027. “We are doing this to build up our business,” he was quoted in a statement. Media aide Ismail Mudassir.
The National Women Deputy Leader of the APC, Hajiya Zainab Abubakar Ibrahim, who witnessed the defection, commended Senator Balau, saying he is a blessing to the APC, Kano State, the North and the nation.
“The massive support our party is receiving in Kano State shows that NNPP’s time in this state is numbered. By the grace of Allah, we will carry the state to the polls in 2027. I’m going to get it back,” she said.
Meanwhile, the Vice President of the Senate welcomed members of the APC Integration Support Group in Kano State to the National Assembly.
Under the leadership of His Excellency, a group including Shehu Isa Direba was present in Parliament to reaffirm their support and gratitude to Senator Barau for his various interventions in the nation.
The group, comprising former LG chairmen, party officials, farmers, businessmen, civil servants and others, said with the support and intervention of Senator Barau, the APC was no longer considered an opposition party in Kano.
“In Kano State, APC members are the envy of the state ruling party, NNPP, because of Senator Barau’s numerous interventions, projects and programmes,” the group said.