The Digest:
Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has advised pressured supporters in Governor Abba Yusuf's administration to temporarily align with the governor's planned move to the APC to ease rising tension.
Key Points:
- Kwankwaso addressed supporters in Hausa, referencing the "Gandujiyya" movement.
- He urged officials who were forced to sign defection documents to comply.
- This aims to protect them from victimization and reduce severe emotional distress.
- He framed the political landscape as a battle between "light and darkness."
- The move is a tactical pause, with intense 2027 politicking yet to start.
- Kwankwaso insists he will not defect without a guaranteed presidential ticket.
- Analysts view this as a long-game strategy to maintain future influence.
Sources: Premium Times, Daily Trust
