The majority leader of the House of Representatives and presidential candidate for the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has formed a four-person committee to reach an agreement with him.
This is stated in a statement that Sanusi Bature, the NNPP candidate for governor of Kano, has signed.
According to information obtained, Doguwa, who represents Kano's Tudunwada and Doguwa federal constituency on the APC platform, is not on friendly terms with his party.
According to the announcement, the committee's formation was announced by the party's chairman and former speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Kabiru Rurum.
It stated that Mr. Rurum served as the party's state chairman and that Mr. Kwankwaso appointed the committee, headed by Rufai Hanga, to meet with Mr. Doguwa.
Other members of the committee for the task are Umar Doguwa and Sarki Daneji, according to the statement.
“Politics is (a) game of numbers. We are open for reconciliation and reunion with our old friends and associates in our quest to achieve a new Nigeria. At some point, most of us were in different parties against Dr Kwankwaso, but after realising his political sagacity, we reunited with him in the NNPP,” Mr Rurum revealed.
He, however, said they were more comfortable with the reunion than ever, assuring that Rep Doguwa would have a warm reception at the party.
“I assure all that the house leader will have a warm reception back to the Kwankwasiyya Political Movement and the NNPP because he was once a member of its kitchen cabinet,” Mr Rurum said.
Mr Rurum further revealed that they would pay the visit to Mr Doguwa to fulfil the conditions of reuniting with him, describing him as a “big fish” in the party’s net.
“In politics, there is no permanent friend nor permanent enemy, but what we want is to promote friendship, not enmity,” he explained.
The political crisis pervading the APC in Kano has given space for the NNPP to seek a reunion with Mr Doguwa, believed to wield enormous political influence at the grassroots.
(NAN)