KANO BY-ELECTIONS: KWANKWASIYYA JUSTIFIES BACKING CHILDREN OF LATE LAWMAKERS
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By: Fasasi Hammad
The Kwankwasiyya Movement has reiterated its position in the ongoing Kano Municipal and Ungogo State Assembly by-elections, stressing that its decision to back the children of two late lawmakers was driven by empathy and honour, not political strategy.
In a statement released on Saturday, the movement’s spokesperson, Habibu Sale Mohammed, said the deaths of the representatives for Kano Municipal and Ungogo constituencies created a significant vacuum within both the movement and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
Mohammed noted that the two lawmakers, elected on the NNPP platform, died on the same day and remained committed members of the Kwankwasiyya Movement until their passing.
He explained that the movement’s national leader, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, considered it morally right to endorse their children as candidates during the mourning period. According to him, the move — rooted in compassion, continuity, and respect for their service — was subsequently ratified by the party through consensus.
However, Mohammed said the political situation changed after the Kano State governor defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He alleged that fresh nominations were submitted under the APC shortly before the final list of candidates was sent to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), including a House Leader in Ungogo Local Government and a Senior Special Assistant to the governor for Kano Municipal.
He claimed that following public criticism, the earlier NNPP nominees were eventually adopted as APC candidates and, under political pressure, resigned their NNPP membership.
Despite the shift, Mohammed said Kwankwaso stood by his initial position, maintaining that the children of the deceased lawmakers should return to the State Assembly regardless of their current political affiliation.
He added that the NNPP deliberately chose not to replace the candidates after their resignation, describing the decision as evidence that there is only one recognised and lawful NNPP structure in the state.
According to him, the absence of NNPP candidates in the by-elections — as reflected in INEC’s records and ballot papers — should dispel speculation about factional claims within the party.
Mohammed concluded that the Kwankwasiyya Movement remains guided by loyalty, justice, compassion, and respect for fallen members, urging the public to ignore what he described as attempts to misrepresent the situation for political gain.
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