Why I Was Absent At NBA Annual Conference – Kwankwaso

The Presidential candidate for the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has given reasons for his absence at the Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in an apology letter.

Naija News earlier reported that Kwankwaso, alongside three other leading presidential candidates, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress, Labour Party’s Peter Obi and former vice president, Atiku Abubakar were all invited for the NBA conference.

The event was honored by Atiku and Obi, while Tinubu was represented by his running mate, Kashim Shettima.

Speaking on his absence some hours after the plenary session on Monday, Kwankwaso’s campaign spokesperson, Abdulmumin Jibrin via the microblogging platform, Twitter, disclosed that his principal wrote to the NBA extending appreciation and apology for his inability to honour the invitation as speaker at the bar Conference.

Floating Kwankwaso’s letter dated August 15, the presidential candidate stated that even his running mate Bishop Isaac Idahosa was unavailable for representation because he was outside Nigeria.

Kwankwaso’s letter reads: “I write to acknowledge receipt of your letter on the above subject matter and wish to notify you of my inability to attend this very important conference as a result of other pressing national commitments.

“Under the circumstance, I would have sent my running mate, Bishop Isaac Idahosa, to represent me and share our perspectives for a new and prosperous Nigeria. But unfortunately, he is outside the country at the moment. I therefore wish to extend my sincere apology for my inability to attend and assure you that the New Nigeria People’s Party share a common vision with the NBA towards a common vision of peace, unity and prosperity of our beloved country.

“While looking forward to future opportunities where we can rob minds on how to move our country forward, please accept on behalf of myself and the New Nigeria People’s Party assurance of my esteem regards. Yours sincerely.”