People’s Democratic Party Support group, known as Democracy Alternative, says it has uncovered plots to use the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission-EFCC- to intimidate and harass the leader of Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
They allleged that the recent plot was orchestrated by some political opponents of the leader of Kwankwassiya movement in Kano in collaborations with the some national leaders of APC.
Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano state and one time minister of defense, is a chieftain of the opposition PDP who is seen widely as one of the party’s pillar considering his wide grassroots support which cuts across different states of the country.
Even though he has yet to declare his intention for the 2023 presidency, the former Kano Governor is seen by many as a potential contender who will further re-establish the PDP on the national political scene owing to his wide support base.
Recently, there were reports that the EFCC had invited him to appear in its office to answer questions bothering on the construction of three cities by the Kwankwaso’s administration.
Addressing newsmen, thet leader of the group, Usman Aliyu Tudunwada said the resort to EFCC was the last weapon of those who felt threatened by the soaring political popularity and relevance of Kwankwaso.
Tudunwada alleged that Senator Kwankwaso had been under intense pressure from some influential APC members and leaders to dump the PDP and join the ruling party.
“We have it on good authority that some influential members of the ruling party approached Kwankwaso with the offer for him to join them because they fell threatened by his soaring support base.
“Of course, in line with his principles, he has remain silent about the offer and they felt the only option is to use EFCC to harass and intimidate him” he added.
While urging the anti-graft agency to resist the temptation of being used by some persons with vested interests, the group enjoined Kwankwaso’s supporter not to be deterred by the action
In a surprise move, the EFCC invited the wife of the Governor of Kano state and ironically we heard that the EFCC is being pressurized to strike a balance by also inviting the former governor.
And unconfirmed source said it was a ploy by the political opponents of the leader of Kwankwassiya movement.
Recently, the National publicity Secretary of the party Kola Ologbodinyan raised an alarm that the All Progressives Congress APC led government is using EFCC to harassed it’s notable leaders. Last week, a chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Christopher Olulade raised similar allegations in a media conference in Lagos. He noted that EFCC was under intense pressure to nail some leaders of the party especially those from the north.
Olulade alleged that some chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are working clandestinely to cripple the PDP ahead of the forthcoming 2023 presidential poll.
“In recent time, several of our leaders have been hounded by EFCC including former President of the Senate Bukola Saraki, the embattled National Chairman of the party, Uche Secodus, former Niger state governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu, former Abia governor Sen. Theodore Orji, Late Sen Nasiru Mantu before his death, former Jigawa State governor Sule Lamido and others.
“We are very much aware of the plans and schemes of leaders of the APC to decimate our ranks. This is one of it,” Olulade had said in a well circulate media reports
