Leave NDC If You Feel Cheated – Buhari’s Ex-Aide Tells Kwankwaso

Former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, has advised the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Kwankwaso, to leave the party if he believes he has been treated unfairly.

Naija News reports that Ahmad gave the advice in a post on his verified 𝕏 handle on Monday.

He was reacting to the reported replacement of some candidates earlier submitted by the Kwankwasiyya faction in Kano State to the NDC.

Ahmad said Kwankwaso should not remain in a party where he feels constrained or marginalised.

Ahmad said, “If Sen Rabiu Kwankwaso genuinely believes that he has been treated unfairly by the national leadership of the NDC, then the most appropriate course of action would be to leave the party and pursue his political ambition on another platform.

“Rather than remain in a party where he feels constrained or marginalised, he should seek a platform that aligns with his aspirations and allows him to compete on his own terms.”

Meanwhile, in an interview with Punch, the Kwankwasiyya Movement spokesman, Habibu Muhammed, has denied reports that the movement barred any aspirant from accessing nomination forms.

He said, “What we can say about the concerns raised is that party primaries have already taken off long before today.

“However, it is unfortunate that at this particular point in time, when prominent people who ought to be not only well-wishers of the party, but also the foundation on which the NDC will thrive weeks after the primaries, are beginning to talk this way.”

Muhammed said that nomination forms were sold by the party, not by the Kwankwasiyya Movement.

He further stated, “Nobody was denied sale of forms because it is the party and not the Kwankwasiyya that sells forms. We were all there and witnessed everything up to the consensus day.

“So, we don’t know where all those things are coming from, and I don’t think this is the right time for us to join issues. This kind of allegation can only come from those who might actually be thinking of sneaking or bypassing the process.

“As I earlier said, nobody was denied their right of partaking in the electoral process.”