Kwankwasiyya movement dismisses reports of Kwankwaso threatening to quit NDC

By Henry Umoru

The Kwankwasiyya Movement has clarified that Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the vice‑presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), never threatened to leave the party over the replacement of candidates.

The group described the allegations as “mere rumours.”

Habibu Sale Mohammed, spokesperson for the movement, said, “The Kwankwasiyya Movement, and neither its leader, is complaining.”

Some media outlets had reported that Kwankwasiyya would exit the party if loyalists previously nominated by the bloc were replaced.

Those claims followed the substitution of several candidates submitted by the group, with accusations that the move violated an earlier power‑sharing arrangement. Mohammed dismissed these allegations as baseless.

Mohammed explained that the party primaries were held on May 29 in accordance with the Electoral Act and INEC guidelines, and that the winners were confirmed the same day. He added that NDC stakeholders and members had previously agreed on a consensus model, adopted candidates accordingly, and submitted the list without internal conflict.

According to Mohammed, Kwankwaso had not expressed any grievance with the party to the movement.

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