Kwankwaso Never Threatened to Leave NDC – Party Spokesman

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has dismissed reports suggesting that its vice-presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, threatened to leave the party over internal disagreements.

The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Osa Director, said claims that the former Kano State governor planned to dump the NDC were mere speculations aimed at discrediting the party.

Director made the clarification during an interview on Arise News on Saturday night.

According to him, neither Kwankwaso nor the party’s leadership had indicated any intention to sever ties with the NDC.

“At no time did our leader, Kwankwaso, threaten to leave the party. Those were just conjectures and media speculations trying to demarket the party, and we know where they are coming from,” he said.

The party spokesman alleged that political opponents, including members of the ruling party and some opposition elements, were behind the reports.

“Apart from media speculation and those who do not want us to succeed, there were instances in a particular constituency in Delta State where an incumbent allegedly supported five or six aspirants to run against Collins Edema,” he added.

There had been widespread reports that Kwankwaso threatened to leave the NDC following the replacement of some candidates in Kano State associated with the Kwankwasiyya movement.

The NDC had earlier replaced several candidates submitted by the Kwankwasiyya faction in Kano over an alleged breach of a power-sharing agreement.

According to a document signed by the Kano State NDC Chairman, Hussaini Isah Mairiga, the changes were made to reflect an earlier agreement on the distribution of party positions and elective tickets between the existing NDC structure and the Kwankwasiyya bloc.

The party, however, maintained that the reported disagreement had not affected its unity or commitment to its political objectives ahead of future elections.