KWANKWASO: APC IS RUBBISHING ME; Laments Raid on Brother's House

For Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, his efforts at ensuring the emergence of the All Progressive Congress, APC and it's success, does not warrant the type of treatment being meted on him by the party.

The former Governor of Kano state and Minister of Defense under the PDP stated this on Thursday while condemning the search of his brother’s house in Kano by the police.


Kwankwaso, who endeared himself to the people of Kano while serving as governor, thereby earning the nickname; "KWANKWASIYYA", lamented that the All Progressives Congress, APC, he worked hard to install was humiliating him and his family.

It could be recalled that, following his travail in the hands of the state government, the police reportedly raided the home of his brother in search of huge cash, arms and documents.
Speaking with the Hausa Service of the BBC, Kwankwaso said that he was shocked over the development.

"We woke up with a distressing situation that some people besieged the house of my brother in Kano for hours; on the allegation that cash and weapons were ferried to the building", he said.

"They bundled the guardsman, threatening him to show them the vehicles and other valuables that were allegedly concealed in a garage within the house".

"The guardsman told them only rabbits were kept there but they forced their way in and that was it, only the rabbits were seen joyfully feasting on spinach".

"Not satisfied, the police ransacked everywhere, including the vehicles in the compound but could not trace anything incriminating. This is very sad and a serious setback for our democracy", the former governor said.

"We are very disappointed that impunity is now the order of the day in a country we invested a lot to bring change; this is not the change we bargained for because we are now in a helpless situation".

"If it were the previous government that’s doing this, we would not complain. Alas! this is being orchestrated by a government we worked to entrench".

"I am one person that never allowed my immediate or extended family to be part of government while I was a governor; my brother is a retired teacher but look at what they did to him", he said.

Asked if he regretted joining the APC, he said;

"I would say my mind at the appropriate time but government must be mindful of its actions", he cautioned.