The former Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa, has declared that the exit of Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa from the Kwankwasiyya movement has weakened the political structure of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso both in Kano and across Nigeria.
Doguwa, who represents Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency of Kano State, said in a video that has gone viral on social media that Kwankwasiyya has lost “over 45 per cent of its strength” following Kofa’s departure.
“I swear Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa is more strategic than Kwankwaso, wiser than Kwankwaso, and more skilled in politics, because he is Kwankwaso’s political eyes. The absence of Abdulmumin Kofa in the Kwankwasiyya movement has weakened its strength by more than 45 percent, not only in Kano but across Nigeria as a whole,” Doguwa said.
The comment comes in the wake of the recent expulsion of Kofa, who represents Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, by the Kano State chapter of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).
The party, through its State Chairman, Alhaji Hashim Dungurawa, accused Kofa of anti-party activities and failure to meet financial obligations, adding that his repeated media attacks on the leadership and public association with Kwankwaso’s political rivals left the party with no choice but to expel him.
“Instead of dialogue, he went further to work against our interest, openly declaring loyalty outside the party. That is why we expelled him. He has no value to add,” Dungurawa told journalists while announcing the decision two weeks ago.
But in a swift reaction, Kofa faulted the expulsion process, insisting that neither due process nor fair hearing was observed. He noted that no organ of the party had invited him to defend himself, describing the action as null and void.
The lawmaker, however, said he chose not to drag the matter to court, stressing that he would rather part ways with the party in peace.