Kwankwasiyya movement explains position on Kano bye-elections - Kano Focus

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The Kwankwasiyya Movement issued a statement saying its decisions on the Kano Municipal and Ungogo State Assembly bye‑elections were driven by compassion and principle, not political expediency. It noted that the two deceased lawmakers had been elected on the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) platform and that the movement’s national leader, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, supported nominating their children as the party’s flag bearers. The statement also said that after Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), new nominations were made under the APC for the same seats, prompting public backlash. The movement indicated that the final candidate list will be submitted to INEC, and the outcome may affect the composition of the state assembly.

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