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Nigeria: Political Crisis Looms In Kano As Gov Yusuf, Kwankwaso Squabble

Agency Report The crisis seems to be brewing between Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State and his political godfather, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, with the former allegedly refusing to sack two top government functionaries as directed by the latter. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered in Kano on Tuesday that the affected functionaries are the Commissioner for Information, Baba Dantiye and Secretary to…

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NNPP: Founder, Aniebonam, Aluko Raise Alarm Over Plot To Change Party's Logo, Constitution

The founder of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, and the chairman of the party’s board of trustees (BoT) , Dr Temitope Aluko, have alerted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) about plan by some unauthorized individuals to change the party’s logo and also amend its constitution. Aniebonam and Aluko drew the attention of the INEC to the unacceptable…

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Kwankwaso Accuses Lagos of Attempting to 'Colonize' Northern Nigeria

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 election and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has alleged plans from Lagos to colonise the northern region. Kwankwaso, who made the allegation while delivering a speech during the convocation ceremony of Skyline University, Kano, also claimed that Lagos has been on the way to the…

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Vice President Kashim Shettima, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Senate President Bukola Saraki were among top politicians present in Kano. Top Nigerian politicians have stormed Kano for the wedding of the son and daughter of Dahiru Mangal and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party […]

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Amid NNPP Rift, Kano Gov Celebrates Kwankwaso At 68

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has congratulated the National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, as he marks his 68th birthday. In a message posted on his official Facebook page, Governor Yusuf praised Kwankwaso’s political influence and contributions to national development, describing him as a mentor and a pillar in Nigeria’s political space. “Dear…

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The Nigerian activist Aisha Yesufu has made it known that she will mobilize against Peter Obi in case he contests for a vice presidential position come 2027.   In a video which surfaced on Monday, September 16, Yesufu asked why the most qualified persons are being thrown to the backburner, tweeting against the reported plans of Obi to be a vice president under another candidate.   The Labour Party presidential candidate, Obi, had earlier indicated readiness to work with other politicians, including Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, ahead of the 2023 elections.   He said, "I'm ready to work with anyone who wants to take the people out of poverty," reiterating that whatever collaboration would be for the interest of the citizens to make life better and not just to win an election.   Obi explained in an interview with News Central: "Quite frankly, for me, I'm not desperate to be Nigerian president. I am desperate to see Nigeria work. If I see people who can do the work better, I will."   But he recently told reporters that reports he would accept a vice presidential ticket were a distortion of his statement.   Obi said, "I do not want to be one of those preoccupied with 2027 while Nigerians are suffering from hunger, poverty, insecurity, and other pressing challenges.

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Kwankwanso Visits El-Rufai Days After Visiting Buhari

A former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has hosted the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. El-Rufai hosted Kwankwaso, a few days after visiting former President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State. Although an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, El-Rufai has been relating with opposition figures…

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Coalition against APC: Nigeria’s opposition parties in disarray

A move to present a united front against Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has thrown major opposition parties into disarray, checks by us was revealed. On Thursday, 7th December, 2023, reports emerged that seven opposition political parties have come together to form what is known as Coalition of Concerned Political Parties, CCPP. The seven parties are – Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, African Democratic Congress, ADC, Social Democratic Party, SDP, Peoples Allied Movement, PAM, New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Young Progressives Party, YPP, and Zenith Labour Party, ZLP. The Coalition, intended to strengthen democracy in the country by presenting effective opposition to the ruling APC, was reportedly formed at a meeting attended by leaders of the seven political parties at the headquarters of the SDP in Abuja. National Chairman of the SDP, Shehu Gabam, said the parties were worried about the level of instability in the country, especially against a backdrop of controversial court rulings on elections in Zamfara, Nasarawa, Kano and Plateau states. Opposition parties suffered major judicial losses in legal battles concerning elections in those states. Nigeria’s leading opposition party, the PDP, was reportedly represented at the meeting by the acting National Secretary Setonji Koshoedo, who stood in for the acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum. The main objective of the Coalition is to strengthen Nigeria’s democracy by offering a strong opposition, according to the party leaders who were at the meeting. It was also stated that the coalition will not lead to a merger, meaning that the political parties will remain independent entities even as they work together towards dislodging the APC. But checks by us revealed that the Coalition took off on a shaky note, and appeared dead on arrival, due to several factors, especially internal squabbles in the concerned political parties. It was learnt that some of the party leaders who attended the meeting which birthed the CCPP did not have the full authorization of their parties to go into the Coalition. Although the PDP acting National Secretary, Koshoedo, was reported to be at the meeting, and endorsed the Coalition, the party has distanced itself from the alliance. Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesman, told us that the party is not aware of the Coalition and has no part in it. “We are not in any merger talks with anybody. Every other party in this country came from the PDP so how will we be merging? “Every other party in this country today is a part of PDP, so how can we be merging with them? We are not aware of the merger,” he said in a telephone interview with us on Sunday, 10th December. The NNPP, one of the political parties that reportedly formed the Coalition, had in a statement by its factional National Working Committee, NWC, on Friday, 8th December, said it has not discussed the issue of forming a coalition now or in the near future with any other party. The statement was signed by the acting National Chairman of the Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso faction of the party, Abba Kawu Ali. However, speaking with us on Sunday, 10th December, Agbo Major, the acting National Chairman of the camp that comprises the original members of the NNPP, said Ali was actually the one that attended the meeting to endorse the Coalition on behalf of the party. Major also distanced the NNPP from the Coalition, and insisted that Ali and the NWC he leads have been expelled from the party. “We are not part of the Coalition. It is those misguided elements – the expelled Abba Kawu and Oladipupo Olayokun that went to attend the meeting. “They are not members of our party and we debunked it (membership of the CCPP) immediately, that’s why you can see now that they have turned round to say they are not (part of the Coalition) because they know that that is not the mood of the party. “These people are not members of our party. Abba Kawu and Dipo Olayokun were expelled. We are not part of any Coalition. NNPP is not part of it, Abba Kawu and Dipo Olayokun went there out of their own selfish interests and the party has disowned them,” Major said. Similarly, although the now controversial Coalition was formed during a meeting at the Abuja national headquarters of the SDP, a faction of the party, in a statement by Alfa Mohammed, National Publicity Secretary, disowned the Coalition. He described it as part of a plot “to turn public opinion against the current government, (President Bola Tinubu administration) potentially leading to its undemocratic removal”. “However, the SDP firmly distances itself from such unpatriotic and undemocratic political tactics,” the statement added, noting that “certain (SDP) factions illegitimately recognized by INEC” were the ones involved in the Coalition. We don’t want to be part of Coalition – Labour Party While the political parties listed as part of the Coalition struggle with problems that followed the announcement, the Labour Party, LP, has decided to steer clear of the alliance. The LP is regarded as one of the leaders of the opposition but the party was not listed among the members of the CCPP. Asked if the Coalition can work without the LP, and why the party was not part of the CCPP, a spokesman of the LP, Obiora Ifoh, told us that the party will be standing alone. “As you can see, LP was not part of the Coalition. We also do not intend to be. We are standing alone. “However, our party will entertain discussions with other parties on how to improve our democracy, particularly on how to reform our electoral laws,” Ifoh said on Sunday.” Coalition not properly conceived Meanwhile, the Secretary-General of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, CNPP, Willy Ezugwu, has observed that the CCPP is taking off on a shaky note because the Coalition was not properly conceived. The CNPP is an association of all the registered political parties in Nigeria. Appraising the problems trailing the announcement of the Coalition, Ezugwu said, “In view of what is happening with the Coalition, you cannot put somebody’s name in an alliance without his consent or agreement. “You should call a meeting and invite all the parties concerned then you can discuss. You cannot just come out to make the announcement without the knowledge of all the political parties involved. “You must consult first. It is so bad that they have not even started building the house and the house has started falling.” Should the opposition unite against APC? Ezugwu noted that a united front by opposition parties, to checkmate the ruling APC, would be a welcome development. But he doubted the chances of such an arrangement succeeding in the country at the moment. “It is very very good if the opposition parties can form a united front but the ruling party in the country is always using money to buy those in the opposition. “That is what is happening. There is no politician who can say he is innocent today because all of them are waiting for the ruling party, either at the state or federal level. “That is why the opposition parties cannot come together. The hunger in the land is also a factor,” he said. “The unfortunate thing in Nigeria is that once a political party is in power, all the other political parties want to get a share and it becomes as if there are no other political parties. “Most times, it is only the civil society that does the job of the opposition. You cannot have effective opposition when most of them are waiting for an appointment from the ruling party. It is very unfortunate,” he added. Pointing to the case of the APC – which succeeded in wresting power from the PDP following a merger involving Nigeria’s then largest opposition parties – the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, and the All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, along with a breakaway faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and the New PDP – a faction of the PDP, Major agreed on the need for a coalition. But he was quick to add that what was proposed with the formation of the CCPP was a coalition, and not a merger, like the APC. He stressed that a coalition of opposition parties is a novel arrangement which has not been tested in Nigeria. “I have always insisted that the more the better, but what is the original agenda (of the Coalition)? Who is driving it? If you come together the job becomes easier like we saw in the case of APC. “That (APC) was even a merger but here people are talking about a coalition. There is a big difference between coalition and merger. “A merger means your certificate will cease to exist – you return it to INEC and you adopt one single name. But a coalition means that your certificates are still standing but you are working together. “Nobody has tested coalition here before but merger has been tested and it has given the APC result. So for the first time people are considering a coalition but it has not been tested since the advent of our democracy.” Questioning the credibility of those championing the CCPP, the NNPP acting National Chairman said a coalition cannot work unless it is led by the right people. “It is not as if it is not workable. The question is who are those driving it? Is it those selfish people that we have seen on the TV pushing it? “It will not work unless people who are genuine democrats, who are interested in the survival of our democracy, are allowed to drive it,” he declared. Read the full article

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By • Olalekan Fagbade BREAKING; Tension builds in Kano over Appeal Court judgement as both APC, NNPP fix date to hold demonstration There is anxiety in the ancient city of Kano as stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and those of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) have jointly fixed street demonstration for Saturday. This is as a result of the judgement of the Appeal Court which sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and declared candidate of the APC, Dr. Nasir Yusuf Gawuna, as winner of the March 18 election in the state. Addressing newsmen on Thursday at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja, the Director-General of the Gawuna/Garo Campaign Organisation, Rabiu Suleiman Bichi, who led other stakeholders consisting of members of the Kano State House of Assembly, former commissioners, ex-special advisers and other stalwarts of the APC in the state, he said while the NNPP would be staging a mass protest in Kano on Saturday, the APC would organise a mass rally same day. Recall that the appeal court on Wednesday insisted that Governor Yusuf was sacked, following controversies that trailed the release of the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgement which indicated in one part that Yusuf won the appeal. Bichi said the information available to them showed that NNPP stakeholders fixed a mass protest for Saturday after meeting with their leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. He however, insisted that APC stakeholders would also hold a mass rally same day in Kano, in support of the party’s candidate. When asked to explain why the APC would hold a mass rally on Saturday when it was already established that the NNPP would be staging a mass protest in Kano, Bichi said, “We are also going for a mass rally on Saturday as part of democracy.” Answering a question on likely outbreak of violence, he said, “We are law-abiding citizens and will not do anything to disturb peace, but we will not hesitate to protect our lives and belongings. “Things appear to be getting worse since the embattled leader of the NNPP, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, came back to Kano on Sunday, where he held a meeting of the party’s stakeholders. “We have it from reliable sources that they are planning a mass protest on Saturday. It is on this note that we call on the Kano State police command and other security agencies to be alive to their responsibilities and take appreciative measures to avoid loss of life and property. “However, the people of Kano have been living in perpetual fear of intimidation and threat to life and property, since the assumption of office, starting with the orgy of violence by elements of the NNPP, targeted at APC.”

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The National President of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullah Ganduje made a cloaked dig at the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Rabiu Musa Kw...

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NNPP BoT suspends Kwankwaso, others

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has suspended its candidate in the February 25, 2023 presidential election, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, for six months, for alleged anti-party activities. The BoT also suspended the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. It also appointed new national officers headed by Dr Agbo Major as acting National Chairman and Mr…

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New Report Reveals Names of Prominent Politicians, Others Who May Make Tinubu's Ministerial List

    A new report has revealed the names of prominent politicians and loyalists of President Bola Tinubu on the ministerial list Nyesom Wike, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Professor Ishaq Olorode or Isa Aremu, and former Aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, amongst others Former Osun state governor, Gboyega Oyetola might be reassigned for nomination as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria   The…

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History And Biography Of Rabiu musa kwankwaso

Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is a prominent Nigerian politician who has held several positions of power throughout his career. He is a former governor of Kano State and a two-time presidential aspirant. Kwankwaso is known for his vocal criticism of the Nigerian government, particularly its handling of corruption and insecurity.

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Coalition with PDP, others untrue – NNPP

The National Secretary of New Nigeria Peoples Party, Olaposi Oginni, has described the purported coalition involving the party and six other political parties tagged “Coalition of Concerned Political Parties” as fake and untrue. Oginni insisted that the party has not authorised any coalition with any political party, urging the public to disregard the involvement of NNPP in the purported coalition with the People’s Democratic Party and the other six parties. He said this in a letter addressed to the Board of Trustees Chairman of PDP and made available to newsmen on Sunday evening. The party secretary cautioned the PDP to stop dealing with people who did not represent the interests of the NNPP He further said, “I have the collective instruction of Dr. Boniface Okechukwu Aniebonam, the Founder and Life Member of the Board of Trustees of the NNPP, Dr. Temitope Aluko, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the NNPP, and Engr. Abdullahi Babayo, the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the NNPP and The National Chairman, Dr Agbo Gilbert Major, all of the NNPP’s National Secretariat, Winlands Plaza, Wuse Zone 4, FCT Abuja. “This letter therefore serves as a formal caveat to your party (PDP) and others by notifying you that the NNPP has not, and is not authorising any coalition with your party or any other political party for that matter as is being speculated and published. “In the circumstance, to do otherwise and proceed with the purported coalition in any matter with Sen. Kwankwaso in the name of the NNPP, will be serious hypocrisy on your part and feigning ignorance of a glaring and well-established fact that Sen. Kwankwaso is not a member of the NNPP, and he has no locus or authority to engage in any form of negotiation and/or coalition on behalf of our great party (NNPP). “The relevant regulatory agency, security agency of the Federal Government and the general public will be notified immediately to ensure that your party and Sen. Kwankwaso do not cause any further damage to our party and to prevent any avoidable breakdown of law and order, besides needless litigations. He urged the PDP leadership not to get entangled in the “manipulating scheme or illegal plans being sold out by some expelled members in the likes of Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso under the guise of being a former Presidential Candidate of NNPP which is laughable”. Read the full article

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By • Olalekan Fagbade Governor in attendance as Government weds 3,600 couples in a colourful ceremony The Kano State Government on Friday conducted a mass wedding of 3,600 men and women across the 44 local government areas of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the wedding Fatihah was conducted at the palace of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Bayero, on Friday. The beneficiaries, who were mainly young girls and boys, widows, divorcees and spinsters, came from across the 44 local government areas of the state. The ceremony was attended by Gov. Abba Yusuf; Leader of Kwankwasiyya, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, government officials and religious leaders. The Emir of Kano was represented by Alhaji Yusuf Nabahani, the Madakin Kano. Yusuf expressed belief that the matrimonial extravaganza is a testament to the state’s dedication to promoting cultural traditions and social cohesion, while providing couples with a memorable and cost-effective way to formalise their unions. He announced that the festivities would continue on Saturday with “walima” (traditional feast) at the Government House to further enhance the significance and joy of this collective union. The governor explained that the mass wedding initiative would not only strengthen the bonds between couples but also underscore the commitment of the state government to support its citizens and celebrate the institution of marriage. “The event reflects the deep rooted values and unity of the people in Kano State and highlights government’s dedication to preserving traditions while ensuring a bright future for its people,” he said. Malam Musa Isyaku, a farmer from Tudun Wada Dankadai Local Government Area, lauded the political commitment demonstrated by Yusuf for making the event reality. “I have being planning this wedding for the last three years, but keep postponing it due to lack of fund,” he said. Alhaji Abdulkadir Gezewa, whose three daughters and two boys, were among the beneficiaries, commanded the governor for the release of funds for the purchase of furniture and other necessary items needed for the conduct of the exercise. “We will continue to pray for the success of Governor Yusuf’s administration for identifying with the rural dwellers,” he said. (NAN) #3600coupleswedingovernmentbankrolledcolorfulceremony