Leaving the party that worked tirelessly to build you and brought you to power is not something that can be easily explained,” Kwankwaso said. He cautioned that political decisions carry lasting implications, warning pointedly that the full consequences of the defection were yet to unfold. Even I, on many occasions, find it hard to believe that things unfolded the way they did,” he said. Danladi Abdulhamid, an indigine of Niger State, was introduced to Yusuf by Kwankawaso, leading to his appointment as Commissioner for Diaspora Matters. I still see it as a dream,” he said, adding that he had not been able to speak to the governor since his defection.