Ibrahim Shekarau, senator representing Kano central, says he
and his supporters were “manipulated” by Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential
candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
Shekarau spoke on Thursday in an interview with Channels
Television.
On Monday, the senator officially defected to the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) from the NNPP — four months after joining the party from
the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In May, the former Kano governor left the APC following the
inability of the party to settle the crisis between his faction and that of
Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano.
Speaking on why he left the NNPP, Shekarau said the party
did not include the name of any of his associates on the candidates’ list sent
to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), despite the
establishment of a committee to ensure a merger between his associates and
Kwankwaso’s allies.
“That is the least you can call it — betrayal, outright
disregard, outright manipulation,” he said.
“Our guiding principle, which is known to all my political
associates, is the protection of our image and integrity, and you can’t have
your integrity protected if there is not going to be sincerity and if there is
not going to be trust and truth.”
Asked if he was promised anything by the PDP, the senator
said he did not join the party because of personal interests, adding that the
PDP promised to be fair to his associates.
“There was not any promise or assurances except the
assurances of being fair, sincere and trustworthy with the associates that we
have,” he said.
“That is what we are looking for anywhere we move, Two
things are our guiding principles — what kind of people are you interacting
with and what kind of interaction are you promotion. Through our interactions
with the PDP, we were satisfied.”
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