Join APC Or Leave My Cabinet – Kwankwaso

December 23, 2013



Kano state governor, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, who ordered the removal of PDP flag from the Government House in Kano the one on his car and that of his office table has also directed his commissioners to decamp to the APC or resign.

Addressing five delegates each from the 44 local governments of the state, the governor, who lifted an APC flag before the meeting, said: “I have left that party from today. Those of you that want to join APC should follow me, but if you want to remain in PDP you are free to resign.”
Kwankwaso added that before five of the PDP governors joined APC they made it clear to the president that if he did not settle the crisis in the party then he should start preparing to leave Aso Rock.

Kwankwaso said people should ignore Jega. “In 2015 there must election in Adamawa Borno and Yobe states, national and house of assembly members from PDP that defected to APC must retain their seats as PDP is even more guilty in this case” he said.
Also this Monday, members of the state House of Assembly will defect to the APC while the speaker, Alhaji Gambo Sallau, who is reportedly planning to remain in PDP may be impeached soon to pave way for a new speaker from APC.

Similarly, the state governor who signed anti-begging law has directed KAROTA and Hisbah Command to start arresting beggars throughout the state, while those not from Kano will be transported to their states.
As part of efforts to reconcile Kwankwaso and former Governor Ibrahim Shekarau, our correspondent gathered that Kwankwaso was asked to choose between being APC north-west zonal leader, to be Abuja minister if APC wins or to be on standby for presidency if Buhari will not contest.

Adex097: Izit by force??!!

eGuerrilla: So what happens to commissioners who are unaffiliated to either party?

berem: Jonathan also did the same thing to ministers who were loyal to leaders of the opposition party and his political enemies. Kwakwanso is doing exactly what Jonathan did. The governor is even lenient enough to give them notice by telling them to resign instead of sacking them.

eGuerrilla:

I know Jonathan also did the same thing.
My question was more about those who are not card carrying members of either party. Not every technocrat is a party affiliate, you know.

nwajoshua: Some thing strange is gonno happen in dis country, now I believe Pro Wole soinka... But my question is dis..Now dat APC has gotten a good strategy so to say,of wooing and forcing pple to join them, Gunmen and bombing insurgence has drasstically reduced in own daily news. Is anybody seeing wot am saw? Anyway I dey 0bserve sha

Sincere 9gerian: The ARROGANCE with which some of these northern leaders speak says alot. An arrogance born out of born-to-rule mentality. In the thinking of the likes of Kwankwaso, other parts of the country are populated by lesser humans or people of little or no political value.

berem: am yet to see an appointed technocrat who's not a member of any political party in Nigeria. Do you know of anyone who's not a member of any political party?

Ministerial appointment: Tukur’s red card for technocrats

Apr 15, 2013


The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur recently canvassed that only card-carrying members of the party will be cleared for ministerial appointments. OBIORA IFOH takes a look at the scenario where governance is left in the hands of only professional politicians while technocrats are left out.

After elections come the time for booty sharing. In Nigeria, the struggle for power heightens even more when ministerial appointments are imminent. It is usually a time when the politics of prependalism is usually put to play; when the President dangles the carrot to the faithful; when loyalty are often rewarded.

In Nigeria’s political clime, the ruling political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) since 1999 has been saddled with the responsibility of making appointments into key offices such as the ministries, parastatals and agencies boards. There are numerous of such appointments on the offer but it has also been noted that the beneficiaries of such appointments are mainly politicians from the ruling party, relatives and friends of power brokers as well as a group of intellectuals usually referred to as technocrats.

ilugunboy:

How is this you comment related to the governor asking for total loyalty from members of his cabinet?

Sincere 9gerian: The ARROGANCE with which some of these northern leaders speak says alot. An arrogance born out of born-to-rule mentality. In the thinking of the likes of Kwankwaso, other parts of the country are populated by lesser humans or people of little or no political value.

berem: what are you blabbing you hypocrite? GEJ also did the same. He sacked some ministers without giving them notice because of the same reasons. Its either they join APC or get lost. That's the game. Saboteurs will not be welcomed at all!

Sincere 9gerian: The ARROGANCE with which some of these northern leaders speak says alot. An arrogance born out of born-to-rule mentality. In the thinking of the likes of Kwankwaso, other parts of the country are populated by lesser humans or people of little or no political value.

eGuerrilla:

Why do you think Tukur adopted the position indicated below, earlier this year, if there was not room for unaffiliated technocrats hitherto?



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eGuerrilla: So what happens to commissioners who are unaffiliated to either party?

Obiagelli:
u ain't making sense