Kwankwaso Never Threatened To Leave NDC – Kwankwasiyya

The Kwankwasiyya Movement has dismissed reports that the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Kwankwaso, threatened to leave the party over the replacement of some candidates.

Naija News reports that the movement described the reports as “mere rumours.”

Its spokesman, Habibu Sale Mohammed, said neither Kwankwaso nor the Kwankwasiyya Movement had complained about the development.

Mohammed, who spoke with Vanguard, said, “The Kwankwasiyya Movement, and neither its leader, is complaining.”

Some media reports had claimed that the Kwankwasiyya bloc would leave the NDC if loyalists earlier nominated by the group were replaced.

The claims followed the substitution of some candidates allegedly submitted by the movement. There were also allegations that the replacement breached an earlier power-sharing arrangement within the party.

The spokesman explained that the party primaries were conducted on May 29 in line with the Electoral Act and guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

He said the winners of the primaries were affirmed the same day.

According to him, NDC stakeholders and members had earlier agreed on a consensus model, where necessary adopted candidates, and submitted the list without internal disputes.

Mohammed added that Kwankwaso had not communicated any grievance with the party to the movement.

He insisted that reports suggesting that the former Kano State governor was planning to dump the NDC were unfounded.