Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is not leaving the National Democratic Congress, NDC. At least, that’s what his camp says.
The Kwankwasiyya leader’s camp broke its silence Monday evening on reports that the NDC 2027 Vice Presidential candidate had threatened to exit the party over replacement of loyalists nominated for the general elections.
–The rumour Kwankwasiyya is killing–
Some media reports claimed Kwankwasiyya would dump NDC if candidates it submitted were replaced.
The trigger: substitution of several names, with allegations that it breached an earlier power-sharing deal within the party.
–Spokesman’s response: “No complaints here”–
A report by The Nation newspaper quoted a Kwankwasiyya Movement Spokesperson Habibu Sale Mohammed to have dismissed the reports as “mere rumours.”
“The Kwankwasiyya Movement, and neither its leader, is complaining,” Mohammed stated.
–His explanation on the primaries–
1. Date/Process: Party primaries held May 29, 2026, in line with Electoral Act and INEC guidelines. Winners affirmed the same day.
2. Consensus model: NDC stakeholders agreed on consensus where necessary and adopted candidates accordingly. List was submitted “without internal squabbles.”
3. Kwankwaso’s stance6: Mohammed said the VP candidate has not communicated any grievance with the party to the Movement.
–Ball back in NDC’s court–
Mohammed added that the NDC is “in the best position to respond to the reports.”
–Why this matters for 2027–
Kwankwaso’s Kwankwasiyya bloc is a major vote bank in the North. Any talk of exit, real or rumoured, shakes NDC’s 2027 calculations.
Candidate substitutions are always flashpoints, especially when power-sharing arrangements are involved.
For now, Kwankwasiyya says the house is calm. But with primaries done and INEC deadlines looming, all eyes will be on NDC’s final candidate list.
