The People’s Redemption Party has dismissed as fictitious claims that former Kano Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso purchased 69 nomination forms from the party in Kano State, describing the allegation as politically motivated.
Speaking in an interview on Arise TV monitored by THE WHISTLER , PRP National Chairman Hakeem Baba-Ahmed said the man who made the allegation is identified as the Kano State General of the Peoples Redemption Party, is not recognised by the party and holds no official position.
“The man who spoke and said he had sold 69 forms to Kwankwaso is not known to the party at all. He has no position. He has no authority to sell any forms. We don’t know him,” Baba-Ahmed said.
The national chairman clarified that the PRP does not sell nomination forms at the state level, adding that all forms are issued exclusively from the party’s Abuja secretariat.
He said the party had already conducted its primaries in Kano more than a month ago and had forwarded the names of its candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Baba-Ahmed said he personally spoke with Kwankwaso, who he described as equally amused by the allegation.
He noted that Kwankwaso is not a member of the PRP and therefore could not have purchased forms on behalf of candidates.
“It is possible that this entire thing has been contrived as part of some problems or some politics in Kano,” he said.
On the question of whether Kwankwaso and former Anambra Governor Peter Obi had at any point explored joining the PRP ahead of the 2027 elections, Baba-Ahmed confirmed that discussions did take place but ultimately did not result in either politician joining the party.
“Yes, they did come to our party. We spent some time discussing whether they could come into the party, whether they could join the party.
“In the end, they decided that there wasn’t enough evidence on the ground,” he said, without elaborating further on the conditions that led to the breakdown of the talks.
The PRP chairman said both the party and Kwankwaso were not only amused but shocked that such a claim could be made publicly, characterising it as a symptom of political maneuvering ahead of the 2027 general elections.
(The Whistler)