You Stole My Campaign Money ––Jonathan Blasts Kwakwanso

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday tongue-lashed the Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwakwanso as he accused the governor of embezzling the money his Presidential campaign office provided to mobilise the state delegates for the 2011 presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party and the main election.

He said the governor deliberately engaged in the act to make the state delegates angry and refuse to vote for him in the primary and during the presidential election. Jonathan also said contrary to his claim, Kwakwanso did not vote for him in the 2011 presidential election.

Hear President Jonathan: “First, we read in some of the newspapers that the governor of Kano State, Kwankwaso said he regretted voting for me. Let me tell my good people of Kano that Kwankwaso did not vote for me and the Vice President whether in the primary or the main election. 

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"Those of you from Kano in PDP, you knew what happened that when we entered that Eagles Square, by the time the counting got half way and when it was clear that I was to emerge as the candidate, Kwankwaso left the venue. 

“If Kwakwanso had voted for me, he would have stayed to celebrate with me with the other governors. Even the little money that my campaign office provided for refreshment of the Kano delegates and for their transport, Kwakwanso refused to give to the delegates. 

“He did that so that the Kano delegates will be angry and they will not vote for me. Even for the main election, the little money the campaign office sent to Kano State to facilitate the movement of people, Kwakwanso refused to give the money to anybody. How can Kwankwaso tell people that he voted for me?”

Jonathan made the allegations at a PDP unity rally held in Kano to welcome Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau who left the APC and joined PDP because of the phobia he has for Governor Kwankwaso.