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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Dipo Olayoku, the National Secretary of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has dismissed reports of the party\u2019s former presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, holding talks over a possible defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC.<\/p>\n

Olayoku insisted that there was never a time that Kwankwaso held talks with the APC over possible defection to the ruling party.<\/p>\n

In an interview on Trust TV, Olayoku said Kwankwaso last met with President Bola Tinubu in January 2024 in company of Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cI can say authoritatively and categorically that Rabiu Kwankwaso has never discussed with APC as far as joining them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe last time he met with the president was January 2024, immediately after the Supreme Court ruling where he and the governor went to see the President.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes there were rumours that there was going to be pressure on the Supreme Court and after the court gave their ruling and returned our mandate to us, in January 2024 Kwankwaso along with the governor paid the President a visit.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd since then I can tell you authoritatively that there has not been any discussion between him and APC.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a day we were having a meeting in Kwankwaso\u2019s house, a very small group like a think tank, the national secretary was seated by my side and the leader was seated just directly in front of me.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was showing me something on Facebook that Kwankwaso was in Aso Rock having a meeting with the President while we were with him.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe heard what we were saying and asked, we now showed him. That\u2019s the extent to which they can go with propaganda.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a time they were on television that Kwankwaso was doing medicals as if he was a footballer when this man was not talking to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Dipo Olayoku, the National Secretary of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has dismissed reports of the party\u2019s former presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, holding talks over a possible defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC. 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