Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has reportedly threatened to leave the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) following the replacement of several candidates linked to the Kwankwasiyya faction in Kano State.
The NDC was said to have substituted a number of candidates earlier submitted by the Kwankwassiyya bloc loyal to Kwankwaso, citing an alleged breach of a power-sharing arrangement outlined in a document signed by the Kano State Chairman of the party, Hon. Hussaini Isah Mairiga.
According to the document, the adjustments were made to reflect an earlier agreement on the distribution of party positions and elective tickets between the existing NDC structure and the Kwankwasiyya bloc.
The letter was reportedly copied to the party’s National Leader, Senator Seriake Dickson, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and the NDC North-West Zonal Chairman.
Under the revised list, the party approved candidates for several federal constituencies, including Barrister Isma’il Idris Sani (Kumbotso), Nasiru Ali Ahmed (Nassarawa), Kabiru Ishaq Sa’id (Kano Municipal), Barrister Dayyabu Jamilu Ibrahim (Doguwa/Tudun Wada), Muhammad Hamisu Abubakar (Dawakin Tofa/Rimin Gado/Tofa), Ibrahim Bashir Bango (Sumaila/Takai), and Abdulmajid Isa Umar Mairigar Fata (Gwale).
Changes were also made to the Kano State House of Assembly tickets in constituencies such as Dala, Tarauni, Kumbotso, Ungogo, and Dawakin Kudu.
The NDC maintained that there was an existing 60–40 power-sharing agreement, with the Kwankwasiyya bloc allotted 60 percent of positions while the original party structure retains 40 percent.
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