Kwankwaso reportedly threatens to leave NDC, gives reason

Former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has reportedly warned that he may exit the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) after the party replaced several candidates put forward by the Kwankwasiyya faction in Kano.

The NDC is said to have replaced a number of candidates originally submitted by the Kwankwasiyya bloc following an alleged violation of a power‑sharing agreement. The agreement was documented in a letter signed by Kano State NDC Chairman Hon. Hussaini Isah Mairiga.

According to the document, the changes were intended to honor a prior arrangement that divided party positions and elective tickets between the established NDC structure and the Kwankwasiyya faction.

The letter was copied to the National Leader of the opposition, Senator Seriake Dickson, to Kwankwaso, and to the NDC North‑West Zonal Chairman.

Under the revised list, the party confirmed the following candidates for federal constituencies: 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.

Adjustments were also made to the Kano State House of Assembly tickets in the Dala, Tarauni, Kumbotso, Ungogo, and Dawakin Kudu constituencies.

The NDC explained that a standing agreement existed to allocate elective positions and party offices on a 60‑40 basis, with the Kwankwasiyya bloc receiving 60 per cent and the original party structure retaining 40 per cent.