Why President Tinubu Removed Kwankwaso From Ministerial List – Sources Reveals
Sources have revealed factors that reportedly stopped President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from appointing NNPP’s Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as one of his ministers.
There were speculations online that President Tinubu intended to appoint the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Kwankwaso, as a minister.
However, Kwankwaso’s name could not be found on the list, which was submitted to the Senate for screening and eventually confirmed.
A report by The Guardian cited sources as saying President Tinubu jettisoned the idea of appointing Kwankwaso into his cabinet because he believed there was no sense in empowering the opposition, who would eventually use the resources to fight back…………………………CONTINUE READING
The report added that the president was equally discouraged by the demolition of public property constructed by the Ganduje administration by the new NNPP government in Kano.
It was gathered that Bala Ibrahim, the director of publicity at the APC national headquarters, stated that the persistent attacks on Ganduje’s legacies in Kano may have cost Kwankwaso a position in Tinubu’s cabinet.
“Kwankwaso is a force to reckon with in the politics of Kano. But the way and manner his Kwankwasiyya Movement goes about conducting itself has made the support for Kwankwaso to wane gradually,” the APC chieftain said.
“This is because of the brigandage the movement is bringing into the politics of Kano, and by extension, Nigeria” he added.
However, in a swift reaction to the development, the Chairman of NNPP in Kano, Dr. Hashim Suleiman Dongurawa, refuted the claims, saying there wasn’t an official statement from the Presidency where Kwankwaso was promised a ministerial appointment………………………….CONTINUE READING
Although the NNPP chieftain acknowledged that Tinubu and Kwankwaso held a series of meetings towards forming a government of national unity, he insisted that Kwankwaso must not necessarily be a member of Tinubu’s cabinet before rendering his support.
Similarly, a reliable in Kwankwanso’s camp stated that he communicated his rejection of a ministerial appointment to Tinubu as a strategy to secure his political dynasty.
According to the source, Kwankwaso was clever enough to quickly withdraw, realising the political calculation of Tinubu to gag his influence in Kano politics tactically.
The source also maintained that rejecting the ministerial appointment alone has altered Tinubu’s early scheming for the 2027 elections.
Meanwhile, despite losing out on the ministerial appointment, Kwankwaso again recently met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
This development came after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, visited Kwankwaso.
Kwankwaso is said to have visited President Tinubu to discuss issues of national interest at the Presidential Villa on Thursday, August 24.
