NNPP Governorship Candidate In Kaduna Wants To Join Forces Against APC

The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) governorship candidate in Kaduna, Senator Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi, is seeking an alliance with other parties to defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress in the March 11, 2023 governorship election.

In a pre-election discussion with journalists in Kaduna on Saturday, the governorship candidate thanked the electorates and warned them against falling prey to the allure of APC’s money politics.

In just 24 hours, he claimed, the opposition political groups might realign to give the APC-led government in Kaduna State a tougher challenge in the March 11 election.

He said, “Like Napoleon that conquered the world within 24 hours, I want to assure you that the unity of opposition parties in the state is even possible within 24 hours to chase out the APC government from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House (Kaduna State Government House).

“It is out of sincere mind that I am contesting the governorship election in Kaduna State with the view to address several abnormalities in the state.

“It is given these abnormalities and pains of the people that I refused to retire from politics since 2019. I hope we will win the election and address all these challenges.”

Among other things, the NNPP governorship candidate in Kaduna state promised to put security first, bring back dismissed teachers and unhappy traditional leaders, consider cutting tuition at state-owned tertiary institutions, and provide free education from primary through secondary levels.

He added, “The apparent danger of money politics which has taken grip already in the 25th February Presidential and National Assembly election, which is likely to dominate the 11th March governorship and State House of Assembly elections by the ruling APC; an election they are preparing to corrupt the mind of the people by bringing billions of naira to the already impoverished people and hungry masses against the shylock APC government in power, in serious anti-people and anti-democratic norms. An intended onslaught against democracy.

“The danger of facing election tribunal in which the APC has the upper hand with bags of money and dominance of the APC central government elect – to utilize any little thing that can soil the truthfulness/transparency of any winner against the APC.

“The decision of the people at the 11th March 2023 election can be a miscarriage or safe delivery point for the people depending on how they handle it.

“One of the such issues includes the pre-election matter pending in court that can declare the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as a non-entity in the 11th March election.

“The post-election matters which the APC is ready and sure to file against the PDP after the governorship election in anticipation of PDP winning the election is another serious landmine.

“The current sentiment brewing against the tide of peaceful co-existence of our dear people to stand against tyranny, rather than playing the ethnic and religious card”.