Tag: Rabiu Kwankwaso

2023: “I won’t step down for Atiku – Kwankwaso

Aminu Imam

Says Nigerians are tired of looking for a better option The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said he is certain of victory against Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar in 2023. Kwankwaso, who is also the leader of the Kwankwasiya movement, in an interview with newsmen, said he has the profile to bring down the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He noted that the signing of the Electoral Bill will make it difficult for anyone to defeat him by…

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2023 NNPP Flag:
Kwankwaso emerges as presidential candidate

Aminu Imam

A former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has emerged as the presidential aspirant of the New Nigeria Peoples Party at the partys presidential primary election yesterday. The NNPP’s presidential primary election was held in the Velodrome of the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja. Kwankwaso emerged as the NNPPs standard-bearer after delegates made their choice known by voice vote. The former governor, who addressed the party faithful after being declared candidate, noted that NNPP stands for unity, peace and progress of the country. Flanked by Ibrahim Shekarau, also a former governor…

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2023 Presidential Flag: NNPP aspirant, Olufemi Ajadi, steps down for Kwankwaso

Aminu Imam

A presidential aspirant under the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP), Olufemi Ajadi, has withdrawn from the 2023 race, to support the former Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Ajadi, who confirmed the development before a mammoth crowd of party supporters and other Nigerians at the NUJ secretariat, Okelewo, Abeokuta, Ogun State, said he has stepped down to be the running mate of Kwakwaso, who is also eyeing the presidential seat. The aspirant said this was done in the interest of the party and the nation, saying, Senator…

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2023: Kwankwaso set to declare interest in Presidency

Aminu Imam

Pays N30m for NNPP nomination form Emerging reports have disclosed that former Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, will likely declare interest to contest the Presidency on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP). It was gathered that political heavyweights from the North-West geo-political zone, especially Kano, and his other disciples were already in Abuja to attend the event. Kwankwaso has reportedly paid the required N30m and obtained the presidential nomination and expression of interest forms for the NNPP. Kwankwaso was received by the partys National Chairman, Prof.…

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Finally, Kwankwaso decamps, exit PDP to NNPP

Aminu Imam

After weeks of speculations, former Governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, finally announced his exit from Nigerias main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), yesterday. Kwankwaso had, for weeks now, been linked with the New Nigerian Peoples Party, (NNPP), but he reportedly told former Senate President Bukola Saraki that he was still a member of PDP during a recent visit. The former governor had reportedly become aggrieved after he lost control of the Kano chapter of PDP to forces said to be loyal to Governor Aminu Tambuwal, of Sokoto…

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2023′ Why defection should always happen in politics’ Kwankwaso

Aminu Imam

Former Minister of Defence and ex-governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said party defection should always happen. According to him, defection should be encouraged in order to test a politicians popularity and acceptance amongst the people. The former Senator added that defection shows that a politician knows politics very well and can cope with all its challenges. Kwankwaso made this known during a meeting with his supporters and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus of the state at his residence in Kano, at the weekend. The former governor…

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2023: ‘Kwankwaso, Hunkuyi other allies will join us soon’, NNPP confirms

Aminu Imam

Plans party convention One of Nigeria’s political parties, the New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP), has said that they are in advance talk with the former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, for a possible defection to the party ahead of the 2023 general election. According to the party, in a matter of days, the former governor and allies would join the party alongside their political structures. Recall that there have been speculations that Kwankwaso would be joining another party to vie for the presidency after he reportedly criticised the…

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2023: Kwankwaso, Hun?uyi, Dalung, Buba Galadima, others form ‘Third Force’

Aminu Imam

Former governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, Sen. Suleiman Hun?uyi, of Kaduna State, former Sports minister, Solomon Dalung, Buba Galadima and other prominent Nigerians have formed a political movement called ‘Third Force’, to rescue power from the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Under the auspices of The National Movement (TNM), the group said they are conscious of their strong duties to save Nigeria from disintegration. The movement, whose mission the leaders said is to save the country’s democracy and rescue the nation, is set to battle for the soul…

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2023: Jega, Utomi, Kwankwaso, Moghalu, Ezekwesili others to float mega political party

Aminu Imam

In a bid to rescue Nigeria from what it calls a deplorable state, leaders of conscience, key stakeholders and partners, among them, former chairman of the Independent and National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, Pat Utomi, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, Kingsley Moghalu, Oby Ezekwesili and a host of others, are set to float a mega political party. The group stated that the emergent Third Force Movement of Nigeria, under the auspices of the National Consultative Front, (NCFront), is to consummate the various consultations and negotiations among parties and stakeholders aimed at…

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2023: Why PDP must not zone Nigerias presidency to the South Kwankwaso

Aminu Imam

A former governor of Kano State, Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, has argued against the call for zoning the 2023 presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), to the southern part of the country. Sen. Kwankwaso made his position known in an interview on a television programme on Sunday night, where he also spoke about several political concerns ahead of the 2023 general elections. In his argument, the two-term governor of Kano State condemned the insistence of the Southern Governors Forum in July 2021 that the next president of the country…

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