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FACT CHECK: Did Rabiu Kwankwaso Defect To APC?

FACT CHECK: Did Rabiu Kwankwaso Defect To APC?

Ahead of the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria, rumour states that former Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has defected to  All Progressive Congress (APC).

News of Kwankwaso's alleged defection hit the social media space after his comment on Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, an APC member.

Kwankwaso who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had said he has no regret for supporting Ganduje.

"I have no regret whatsoever because we are still strong, much stronger than 2015. Not only in Kano but across the country and beyond", he stated.

Clearing the air on the rumoured defection, Kwankwaso affirmed that his focus is to work with PDP to win the 2023 general elections.

Has Rabiu Kwankwaso Defected To APC?

Speaking via an interview with Channels Television he said, “I think it is just fake news, even though it makes me feel very happy.

"Many people in the APC, those who have worked together with me in that party are sending all these sorts of messages around.

“I have never told anybody that I have decided to go to the APC or any other party for that matter. I am in PDP and I have heard so many speculations over a long period, especially from my brothers and sisters in the APC that I am planning to move from the PDP to the APC.

“But I am happy to say that we are working very hard to ensure that we have success in the forthcoming elections.”

Verdict

As cited in the interview with Channels Television, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is still a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP).

 
 

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