The NNPP leader said any discussion of a merger or return to APC must spell out tangible benefits for his party. “If you are asking us to join APC, you must tell us what NNPP will gain.

We have gubernatorial candidates in all the states and full structures nationwide. What will you offer them if we join?”

he queried.Kwankwaso, who also recalled the frustrations of past alliances, accused both APC and PDP of betraying agreements.

“Eight years of APC under the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari gave us nothing, not even appreciation. In PDP, we asked for just a zonal party chairman, but they refused.

We left peacefully and today we are strong and have integrity,” he said.He, however, stressed that the NNPP remained willing to engage in fresh negotiations, but warned that it would not accept to be used and dumped.

“We are ready to join APC under strong conditions and promises. We will not allow anyone to use us and later dump us,” he maintained.i