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From Desmond Mgboh, Kano
Former deputy governor of Kano State, Hafizu Abubakar, has dismissed the narrative linking the leader of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as founder of the Kwankwasiyya Movement.
Speaking at the distribution of 600 motorcycles to social media influences held at Kano Government House, Hafizu explained that the Movement was the brainchild of six of them adding that it emerged out of need to help the first tenure of Kwankwaso’s administration overcome its initial challenges within the Peoples Democratic Party as at then.
He insisted that red cap dress-code and the choice of the name of the now highly popular movement were also not original to Kwankwaso, adding that he, Hafiz, personally suggested the name while the idea of the red cap symbol was arrived at during a political activity in Gwale LGA years ago.
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Hafiz, BUK professor, recalled that they, the founders, felt it was better to establish a strong movement to counter the political realities and adversaries within the PDP rather than move out to establish a new party.
Hafiz, however, expressed bitterness that the history of the Movement has been hijacked and the narrative misrepresented, likening their situation to builders who jointly contributed money to build a house, invited someone to live in it, only to be accused of betrayal and chased away from the House.
Hafiz was finance commissioner and one the most trusted allies to Kwankwaso during Kwankwaso’s first tenure. He was, years later, nominated by the same Kwankwaso as a running mate to Abdullahi Umar Ganduje in 2015. Both men, however, fell apart soon after Hafiz emerged as the deputy governor of the state.
