CONVENTION: Two term governor of Kano State and Senator representing Kano Central at the National Assembly, Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso paid a courtesy visit to Atiku Abubakar in Abuja.
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Kwankwaso arrived at Atiku’s residence at 8.30pm and went into a closed-door meeting with the former Vice President.
The details of their meeting was not made public. The meeting was however said to have lasted for about 45 minutes.
It was gathered from a source close to the meeting that both leaders used the occasion of the visit to discuss the state of the nation.
Kwankwaso is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress while Atiku is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party.
It was not clear why he boycotted his party’s national convention at the Eagles Square.
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But the former governor has been having running battles with the party in his state and at the national level.
Kwankwoso is one of the aggrieved members of APC who was used by the party and sidelined by the Federal and State Kano state governments.
It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari had not intervene in the crisis between the former governor and the incumbent, Ganduje.
Despite the call of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu that it is only the president that can resolve the crisis no effort has been made. The former governor has not visited the people he represented over a long time ago despite belonging to the ruling party.
Atiku has declared his intention to seek the ticket of the PDP to contest the 2019 presidential election.
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Though he has yet to defect, there are speculations that the former governor of Kano State is also planning to leave the APC soon.
When contacted, Media aide to Atiku, Mr. Paul Ibe, confirmed the visitation but declined to discuss details of the meeting between Atiku and Kwankwaso.
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