Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso
Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (PDP-Kano Central) has stated that his supporters would react if loyalist of Governor Umar Ganduje of Kano State attack them.
The lawmaker was reacting to rallies allegedly being organized by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led state government against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
As stated by reports, the targets of the the rallies are Kwankwanso and the current deputy governor, Hafiz Abubakar, who is loyal to the lawmaker.
It was gathered Monday night that youths have been mobilised across the 44 local government areas of the state.
The sponsors were said to have heightened their plan after Kwankwaso and a former Kano Governor Ibrahim Shekarau, met in Abuja.
Speaking to Famzn News on Tuesday through Aminu Abdulsalam, his Senior Legislative Aide, SLA, Kwankwaso said though he and his supporters are non-violent, they will fight back if attacked.
Abdulsalam said: “Anybody sponsoring demonstration against the Senator should know that his supporters have equal right to demonstrate in his favour.
“We will see how many people they would call out and they would see how many people we can call out. It is politics; I am happy that they are doing this. Let them try it, let them do it. We will see how far they can go.”
“As for the clashes, as far as Kwakwasiya is concerned, we will not fight anybody in Kano unless anybody dared attack Kwankwasiya members.
“If we are attacked, we believe law enforcement agents will be there to stop it. But if they don’t, we have every right to self-defense. We will definitely defend ourselves, certainly,” he also said.