The New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) has claimed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is out to victimise the former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, News About Nigeria reports.
The National Youth leader of the Party, Auwal Musa, disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Kaduna.
He condemned the investigation into the former governor, stating that they were all allegations.
According to Musa, as long as the Commission fails to provide evidence to back up their allegations, the investigation remains a witchhunt and a plan to victimise Kwankwaso.
The leader further argued that there was no justification for the EFCC to commence an investigation of Kwankwaso from 2015 to 2023 as a former governor and leader of the NNPP.
According to him, investigating an ‘honest and hardworking’ person like Kwankwaso will only amount to a waste of time.
“I challenge EFCC to come out with facts on the allegations, otherwise, we consider it as an attempt to witch-hunt and victimise him.
“Why did the EFCC wait this long to investigate him, nine years after leaving office and also why investigate party affairs?
“Go to Kano and see what he did as a governor, check his records as a Defence Minister, and a Senator,” he stated.
He further noted that the action was instigated by some political rivals to tarnish Kwankwaso’s image.
Musa, therefore, urged the EFCC to disregard any petition written against Kwankwaso by any politician or any associate.
On the NNPP crises, the youth leader said the party had resolved all its internal crises, including the power tussle among its officers at the local, state, and national levels.
“We have recently conducted elections into various offices in 13 states of the country successfully,” he said.
He added that the party had also made changes to its logo and structurally designed a method ahead of the 2027 elections.
