Kwankwaso’s Defection To ADC , A Transaction Driven By Ego Massaging, Self-aggrandizement – APC

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The All Progressive Congress, APC, has dismissed the defection of the Leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement and former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as a transaction meant only to massage the ego.

The Lagos State Chapter of the APC  insisted that contrary to widespread perception of the move as a seismic political realignment, the defection is not predicated on any high principles.

The Source reports that Kwankwaso had, on Monday, March 30, 2026, formally joined forces with the ADC after resigning his membership of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, on Sunday.

Not a few have come to perceive the move by the NNPP Presidential candidate in the 2023 elections as representing  a huge boost for the opposition Coalition platform, which already has in  its  fold two other former presidential candidates – Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi.

However, in a statement on Tuesday, from its spokesperson Seye Oladejo , the Lagos state Chapter of the APC said it views Kwankwaso’s defection with utmost caution and scepticism.

According to the party, the transaction is not anchored on credible desire to serve, but to achieve a personal ambition.

“The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC, views the recent defection of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso with both caution and scepticism.

“While some are eager to portray this move as a seismic political realignment, a closer examination reveals a narrative driven more by ego than by principle.

The APC further described the defection as more of “a calculated exercise in self-aggrandizement” designed to satisfy personal ambition rather than serve the interest of Nigerians

“Senator Kwankwaso has long publicly declared that any defection on his part must guarantee him a Presidential or Vice Presidential ticket.

“This defection, therefore, is not driven by  a genuine commitment to national interest or ideological alignment, but more of  a calculated exercise in self-aggrandizement.

“It is a political transaction designed to satisfy personal ambition not to advance meaningful governance or serve the Nigerian people”, the APC noted.

This was as the APC  described Kwankwaso as an over-hyped political actor whose political movement, the Kwankwasiyya is presently in disarray.