Former Buhari media aide Bashir Ahmad criticises the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) decision to select Mustapha Kwankwaso, son of Rabiu Kwankwaso, as Kano State governorship running mate. Ahmad says the choice is “politically unwise,” arguing that it is strategically miscalculated for the party to field Kwankwaso as a father in one role while simultaneously selecting his son in the same election cycle. According to the reports, Mustapha is the son of Rabiu Kwankwaso, who is described as the NDC’s presidential running mate ahead of the 2027 election. The NDC governorship candidate in Kano is Aminu Gwarzo, a former deputy governor. The sources also say Gwarzo emerged as the consensus candidate in May after stakeholders meetings led by Rabiu Kwankwaso. They further report that Gwarzo resigned from Governor Abba Yusuf’s administration after disagreements, which contributed to his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the NDC.
Bashir Ahmad criticises NDC’s Kano running mate selection of Kwankwaso’s son
Former Buhari media aide Bashir Ahmad criticises the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) decision to select Mustapha Kwankwaso, son of Rabiu Kwankwaso, as Kano State governorship running mate. Ahmad say...
- Bashir Ahmad criticises the NDC’s choice of Mustapha Kwankwaso as Kano governorship running mate.
- Ahmad describes the decision as “politically unwise” and “strategically miscalculated.”
- Mustapha Kwankwaso is the son of Rabiu Kwankwaso, described as the NDC’s presidential running mate for 2027.
- The NDC governorship candidate in Kano State is Aminu Gwarzo, a former deputy governor.
- Reports say Gwarzo became the consensus candidate after a stakeholders meeting led by Rabiu Kwankwaso, and he previously resigned from Abba Yusuf’s administration and moved from the APC to the NDC.
A former media aide to the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, on Tuesday criticized the decision of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, to pick Rabiu Kwankwaso’s son, Mustapha, as the governorship running mate in Kano State. Ahmad described the decision of fielding Kwankwaso’s son as governorship running mate as politically unwise. Posting on X, Ahmad wrote: “It is politically unwise and strategically miscalculated for the NDC as a party to field a father as its vice presidential candidate while simultaneously selecting his son as its deputy governorship candidate in Kano at the same election cycle.” Mustapha is the son of Rabiu Kwankwaso, who is the NDC’s presidential running mate in the 2027 election. The governorship candidate of NDC in Kano State is a former deputy governor, Aminu Gwarzo. Gwarzo emerged as the consensus candidate in May after a stakeholders meeting headed by Rabiu Kwankwaso. The former deputy governor had resigned from Governor Abba Yusuf’s administration following a disagreement. The disagreement led to his defection from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the NDC.
3 hours agoA former media aide to the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, on Tuesday criticized the decision of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, to pick Rabiu Kwankwaso’s son, Mustapha, as the governorship running mate in Kano State. Ahmad described the decision of fielding Kwankwaso’s son as governorship running mate as politically unwise. Posting on X, Ahmad wrote: […] ‘Politically unwise’ – Bashir Ahmad on Kwankwaso’s son as NDC Kano guber running mate
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