National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje has said the party will accept the former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
Ganduje, who said Kwankwaso had been abandoned by his supporters, noted that the APC will accommodate him to save his political career.
He said this on Tuesday in Abuja after a closed-door meeting with the Minister of State Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Ata, at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja.
According to him, “When a fish is running out of water, that’s exactly what is happening.
“If the water is drying, the fish has to find its way to water. So that is what is happening. I will not say we are not ready to welcome him.
“When you see your son running to where he would get shelter and you are a big brother in a big home, I think it is morally right to accommodate him.
“So we cannot say we cannot accommodate him because a friend in need is a friend indeed. Somebody who has been abandoned, we should not allow him to wallow in darkness.”
Earlier, Ata warned that Kwankwaso’s defection would create a crisis in the Kano APC.
“Kwankwaso is no longer relevant in Kano. He is only coming to APC, not that we invited him. Because he is going to die politically.
“I am assuring you and even Mr. President has all his security records from the grassroots in Kano.
“He is no more attractive. So, he is struggling to be accommodated in the APC. That may bring a lot of crisis in the APC in Kano state. This is our position,” he stated.