The Kwankwasiyya Movement has said that the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, didn’t threaten to leave the party over the replacement of candidates.
The group said Kwankwaso described the reports as “mere rumours.”
The movement’s spokesman, Habibu Sale Mohammed, said, “The Kwankwasiyya Movement, and neither its leader, is complaining.”
Some media reports said Kwankwasiyya would exit the party if loyalists earlier nominated by the bloc were replaced.
This was sequel to the substitution of several candidates submitted by the group, with allegations that the move contradicted an earlier power-sharing arrangement, but Mohammed said the claims were baseless.
Mohammed said the party primaries were conducted on May 29 in line with the Electoral Act and INEC guidelines, and that the winners were affirmed the same day, said that the NDC stakeholders and members had earlier agreed on a consensus model where necessary, adopted candidates accordingly, and submitted the list without any disputes.
Mohammed, added that, Kwankwaso had not communicated any grievance with the party to the movement. He, therefore, asked the general public to disregard the reports.
