Eight years after he left office as the governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso has sustained his Kwankwasiyya Movement. The New Nigeria People’s Party that he leads defeated the governing All Progressives Congress in the state to produce the new governor, DIRISU YAKUBU writes on the return of the movement to the seat of power
Eight years after he left office as the governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso has sustained his Kwankwasiyya Movement. The New Nigeria People’s Party that he leads defeated the governing All Progressives Congress in the state to produce the new governor,For years, elections in most parts of the country were mostly between the two dominant parties, the All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party. To many Nigerians, the 2023 elections might not be an exception.
Kwankwaso may have lost the presidential election, coming distant fourth behind Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar of the PDP and Peter Obi of the LP, but the former governor and ex-minister did enough to remain in the minds of the people. To many political analysts, NNPP’s outing was not unconnected with Kwankwaso’s towering political image in Nigerian politics. Reminiscent of the days of old when the late Aminu Kano held sway, Kwankwaso is arguably one of the politicians with the largest following in the North.
Prior to the inauguration of Yusuf, Kwankwaso had hinted that the dethronement of the former Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi, would be reviewed by the new administration, a declaration that was considered as certain, given his influence on the party. Sanusi was appointed the Emir when Kwankwaso was the governor, but was dethroned during the administration of Ganduje, who is a political enemy of Kwankwaso.
“A lot of people in the Kwankwasiyya Movement believe in ‘Amana’ which is the trust capital of our leader. That is why the motto of Kwakwasiyya is ‘Amana’. The people have seen over the years that Rabiu Kwankwaso held various positions and he was never found wanting. The masses believe that Kwankwaso’s administrative skills would always be brought to bear for the benefit of the people, the downtrodden.
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