It Was Betrayal, Outright Manipulation – Shekarau Laments How Kwankwaso Treated Him

Senator representing Kano central, Ibrahim Shekarau, has described as betrayal and outright manipulation, the way he was treated by Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).

Both politicians were members of the NNPP before Shekarau defected to the Peoples Democratic Party on Monday.

Speaking in an interview on Channels Television, Shekarau said the reason he left NNPP was because the party did not include the name of any of his associates on the candidates’ list sent to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), despite the establishment of a committee to ensure a merger between his associates and Kwankwaso’s allies.

“That is the least you can call it — betrayal, outright disregard, outright manipulation,” he said.

“Our guiding principle, which is known to all my political associates, is the protection of our image and integrity, and you can’t have your integrity protected if there is not going to be sincerity and if there is not going to be trust and truth.”

Asked if he was promised anything by the PDP, the senator said he did not join the party because of personal interests, adding that the PDP promised to be fair to his associates.

“There was not any promise or assurances except the assurances of being fair, sincere and trustworthy with the associates that we have,” he said.

“That is what we are looking for anywhere we move, Two things are our guiding principles — what kind of people are you interacting with and what kind of interaction are you promotion. Through our interactions with the PDP, we were satisfied.”