The 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has denied claims that he is planning to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Responding to reports alleging that he had finalised arrangements to leave his party, Kwankwaso dismissed the claims as baseless and politically motivated.
Taking to his official X handle, @KwankwasoRM, the former Kano State governor said he had not made any comments regarding political realignments and warned the public against relying on unofficial statements. He also disowned a statement allegedly issued on his behalf by one Ibrahim Rabiu, insisting he neither authored nor authorised it.
“My attention has been drawn to a statement purportedly stating my position on the recurring political realignments. I wish to categorically state that such statements are false, unfounded, and products of political mischief,” Kwankwaso said.
“I have refrained from commenting on contemporary political events, and I will continue to do so for the time being. I urge the public to only engage statements that come from my public handles and other official sources,” he added.
The individual behind the widely circulated statement, Ibrahim Rabiu, has also come forward to disown the statement. He apologised publicly to the NNPP leader and admitted to acting without authorisation.
“I, Ibrahim Rabiu, wish to inform the general public that I was never authorised by Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso to issue and release a statement on his behalf,” he said.
“I, therefore, wish to tender a public apology to his person with a promise that such a childish act will never be repeated in future. Please find a space in your heart to forgive me, I was misled by fake news and agents of misinformation,” Rabiu added.
