APC Spokesman, Morka Speaks On Kwankwaso Joining APC, Ongoing Consultations To Replace Ganduje’s Vacancy

All Progressives Congress (APC) National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, has stated that there are no discussions in sight regarding the speculation that former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, might join the ruling party.

Naijaonpoint reports that following the resignation of the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, there has been speculation that President Bola Tinubu forced Ganduje to resign over plans to woo Kwankwaso to the party ahead of the 2027 election.

However, Morka in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today said, “The party I speak for has said nothing about Kwankwaso possibly joining. We have not made that determination and are not able to make it at the moment.” 

While dismissing suggestions that there were internal issues affecting the party’s operations, Morka confirmed that consultations are ongoing to replace Ganduje, who resigned last week.

He said, “This is an extraordinary situation where the National Chairman of our party has resigned, and we will take steps immediately to fill that vacancy.

“The NEC meeting of our party will be convened imminently. No date has been set yet, but I believe that in the coming days we will determine that date and proceed to convene the meeting to initiate constitutional procedures and replace our National Chairman, who has just resigned.

“We’ve been consulting, and there are a lot of stakeholders required for NEC to convene. As we speak, that process has been triggered, and consultations are ongoing. We hope that in the coming days we will be at a point where we can identify a date agreeable to all of those who need to be there to make this happen. We will continue from where Ganduje has stopped.

“The party is running as it should run. People are entitled to have their moments, but that does not indicate dysfunction.” 

Reacting to reports that Tinubu may have been unhappy with Ganduje before his resignation, the APC spokesman said such claims were speculative, noting that the President is at liberty to speak on any issue at any moment.

He said, “The President is at liberty to speak at any moment on any issue. He has not spoken, so people will speculate. But we cannot act based on speculation.”