A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano and one of the leaders of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, said Monday that it was clear to everyone that Tinubu’s choice of Kano as the venue for his 12th Colloquium was “purely a political move.”
Gwarzo, who was the deputy governorship candidate for the PDP in the 2019 election in Kano, said he disagreed with Tinubu’s opinion that the colloquium was held in Kano to enhance national cohesion, saying the APC leader had ample opportunities to show that he was a true national leader but failed to take advantage of those opportunities.
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“It (colloquium in Kano) has nothing to do with national cohesion and unity. When people were asked to stand up to be counted, he wasn’t there. So many things happened recently with the most recent one being the barbaric violence that erupted in Shasa, Ibadan. Being a political leader of the South West, at least as far as APC is concerned, Tinubu should have asked for restraint and seen to be active in trying to quell the looming crisis,” he said.
He added that “As someone who is aspiring to be president of this country, Tinubu should have risen to that occasion and talked positively. You don’t just come and hold your colloquium here (Kano) and think that will be a panacea for national unity.
“As far as I am concerned, it is purely a political move, more about 2023. The APC government has failed and Tinubu is not saying anything. So many lives are being lost on a daily basis, not only in the South West,” he said.
