The three-time Commissioner Rural and Community Development in Kano, Musa Ilyasu Kwankwaso, also a leading member of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kano, has condemned the recent protest against the Minister of State for Defense, Dr. Bello Matawalle, describing it as targeted at president Bola Tinubu, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) Abdullahi Ganduje and other leading politicians of the ruling party.
He stated this in an exclusive interview with newsmen in Kano on Sunday while making some revelations in the political terrain.
Kwankwaso also revealed that there were agreements in the past that led to the merger that founded the ruling APC as a strong political party in the country that began with the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari.
He explained that the same agreement was what led to the emergence of Tinubu as president and he fulfilled his part of the agreement satisfactorily by fulfilling all his part of the gentleman’s agreement.
He added that those behind the protests are the same people that slipped out of the earlier agreements and are now trying to follow channels to bring the president and his men down.
“Those going on social media to reign insults on the presidents are only doing disservice to the nation and misleading the public.
“Within the last one year of being in office the president has achieved a lot but mischievously those attacking him close their eyes against the achievements” he stated.
“Tinubu is working hard towards seeing the end of insecurity in the region and the results can be seen in the fact that people can now travel freely between Abuja and Kaduna without fear of being attacked as it used to be in the past” he added.
He appealed to the elders in the Northern region in particular to be focussed and work hand in hand with the governors of the region to bring dividend of democracy to the region as president Tinubu is there for them.
“Instead of engaging in mischievous and unproductive missions they should rather support the Tinubu administration in bringing the dividend of democracy to the region.
“They should come out and call for the completion of the Abuja – Kaduna – Kano road, Abuja – Kano – Niger rail line, AKK Gas pipelines, Mambila Power project, Bauchi/Gombe oil exploration and many others. Tinubu is ready to do all these and many others to the North.
“Get your Governors together and go for the development and progress of the region” he appealed.
On the the issue of the Kano politics he revealed that there was actually a last minute agreement that led to the declaration of Abba Yusuf as the state governor by the Supreme Court which they agreed to and are going to fulfil it.
“They accepted to join the APC at the last minute and all arrangements including power sharing in the state and the party were made at that last minute.
“They agreed to it behind their boss for which he was not happy but had no choice even as he later gave some conditions which might not necessarily be agreed to.
“Now that they are yet to fulfil the conditions given them, they have asked for additional time, about five months, to complete the arrangements and come and join the APC” he revealed.
“We the loyal members of APC, are not against any opposition party member joining our party. All are welcome to the canopy of a bigger party. All is required of them is to contribute their positive qouta to the progress and development of our party” he said.
Kwankwaso finally called on opposition leaders from all the respective political parties, to engage in constructive criticisms and avoid sentiments to pave way for better politics in the country.
He however added “the plot to pull president Tinubu down will never be condoned and we are ready to defend him with our last blood. Because we the diehard supporters of Tinubu believe in him, that he has a very good intention to re-write the wrongs of the past”.
