The Nationwide Youth chief of the New Nigerian Individuals’s Social gathering, Auwal Musa, has described the EFCC investigation on the previous Kano State Governor, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, as a political witch-hunt.
He informed the Information Company of Nigeria on Thursday in Kaduna that the motion was instigated by some political rivals to tarnish Kwankwaso’s picture.
“I problem EFCC to come back out with information on the allegations, in any other case, we contemplate it as an try to witch-hunt and victimise him,” he mentioned.
The chief additional argued that there was no justification for EFCC to begin investigation of Kwankwaso from 2015 to 2023 as a former Governor and chief of NNPP.
“Why did the EFCC wait this lengthy to research him, 9 years after leaving workplace and likewise why examine occasion affairs,” Musa requested.
In line with him, investigating an ‘sincere and hardworking’ individual like Kwankwaso will solely quantity to a waste of time.
“Go to Kano and see what he did as a governor, examine his data as a Defence Minister, and a Senator,” he mentioned.
Musa urged EFCC to ignore any petition written towards Kwankwaso by any politician or any affiliate.
On NNPP crises, the youth chief mentioned the occasion had resolved all its inner crises together with the facility tussle amongst its officers on the native, state and nationwide ranges.
“We have now just lately performed elections into varied workplaces in 13 states of the nation efficiently,” he mentioned.
He added that the occasion had additionally made adjustments in its emblem and structurally designed a technique of marketing campaign forward of the 2027 elections.
“ It’s our hope that the NNPP will give a shock outing and can win nationwide and state seats within the coming elections.
“ Nigerian youths are able to make critical adjustments within the nationwide political scene.
“We are going to take over the federal government and salvage this nation from maladministration,” he mentioned.