The All Progressives Congress and the PDP are both bad regimes, according to Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), who on Thursday explained why he left the PDP for the APC and then the NNPP.
Kwankwaso stated during a town hall gathering sponsored by a political movement known as New Dream for Grassroots Development that he left those parties in quest of a new and improved Nigeria.
They believed it was vital to provide an alternative, but the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was not in a hurry to do so, according to Kwankwaso.
He said that NNPP was carefully chosen based on its manifesto, convictions, and goals.
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“We believe in a new Nigeria, that was why when we started in this Republic, I started with the PDP. Unfortunately, when we were forming the PDP in 1998, we only had one issue kicking the military out.
“Then, when I became governor, we realized that we were completely different people in the same political party as people from the extreme right to the extreme left.
“We thought along the line that there should be a change especially as the party was failing, that was why we formed APC and now everybody believes it is even worse.”
“We have a 152-page blueprint, we looked at all the issues and going by my antecedents as a civil servant and governor in Kano State, we believe our party is the best party to handle the crisis situation in Nigeria.”
Kwankwaso pledged to combat insecurity, expand the number of security agents, and assist every Nigerian in gathering intelligence. He also promised to apply his experience as the previous governor of Kano state to bear on resolving national concerns.
To maximise their potential, he pledged youth empowerment, scholarships, and job creation.
Kwankwaso promised to improve infrastructure, provide high-quality healthcare, provide free anti-natal care to women, and stimulate the economy through a variety of measures.
“For our administration, no Nigerian child shall be denied the opportunity to write WAEC or NECO because of their inability to pay exorbitant registration and examination fees.”
