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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Kano governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has expressed sadness over the decision of the Kano State Government he helped bring to power to leave the Kwankwasiyya movement and join the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n

Kwankwaso spoke after Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and his allies were officially received into the APC.<\/p>\n

In a video shared on Sunusi Oscar\u2019s Facebook page, Kwankwaso said he does not understand why the government formed under Kwankwasiyya was suddenly moved to what he described as Gandujiyya, the faction of former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis government was formed with a lot of sacrifice, but without any clear reason that we know, it was taken away from our Kwankwasiyya structure and moved elsewhere,\u201d he lamented.<\/p>\n

Kwankwaso described the development as painful and disappointing but added that only God knows the real reason behind it.<\/p>\n

He said he was praying that the outcome would still turn out well for his supporters.<\/p>\n

He also congratulated members of the Kano State House of Assembly who won the recent elections in Ungogo and parts of Kano Municipal, even though, according to him, voter turnout was low.<\/p>\n

Kwankwaso ended by wishing all Kwankwasiyya supporters well and said those who followed the government into the APC could still return, noting that the door remains open.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Former Kano governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has expressed sadness over the decision of the Kano State Government he helped bring to power to leave the Kwankwasiyya movement and join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Kwankwaso spoke after Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and his allies were officially received into the APC. 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