The All Progressives Congress caucus in Kano state would give automatic tickets to most of its serving State and National Assembly legislators to in order not to disunite the party, the state governor, Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso of Kano has announced.
Kwankwaso stated this while meeting with members of the APC caucus and aspirants for State and National Assemblies at Kano Government House on today, Tuesday, noting this is regardless of the fact that most of them have either offended their people or party leaders.
He revealed that APC national leaders have pleaded with him and the state leadership of the party to consider automatic tickets for them for agreeing to dump their parties and joining APC, even though they were cajoled with money by the ruling PDP. Kwankwaso, therefore, said he had forgiven the legislators for their faults and urged all APC supporters to pardon them.
The governor, who is a leading presidential aspirant under the APC, pointed out that when members of the Kwankwasiyya group joined the party, the number of state Assemblymen increased from 31 to 34 while that of Representatives raised from 14 to 21, noting that by this development alone, the legislators deserved automatic tickets to recontest.
Governor Kwankwaso, however, assured the party supporters that some incumbent lawmakers would not be given automatic ticket because their offences are beyond political pardon, pointing out that some of them have abandoned their people and relocated to either Kaduna or Abuja.
He contended that most of the party loyalist who are agitating for change are either doing so to install their loved one or simply out of jealousy, adding that after the names of state and national assembly aspirants have been announced by the state party caucus, any aspirant who is not satisfied can purchase the relevant form for primary election.
Kwankwaso then assured that any aspirant who accepts the caucus’s choice would be compensated, revealing that so far, Dawakin Tofa, Rimin Gado, Tofa, Kabo and Gwarzo local government areas of the state have reached consensus on their aspirants for the National Assembly.
Meanwhile, a Standing and Sub-Committees for Gov. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso’s Presidential Campaign would soon be constituted. The governor announced this during the meeting with the state APC stakeholders.
According to him, the committees, to be composed of reputable Nigerians, would streamline all activities towards actualizing his presidential ambition.
