Kano: Kwankwasiyya supporters protest INEC’s omission of NDC candidate
Hundreds of Kwankwasiyya Movement supporters on Friday protested in Kano over the alleged omission of the The post Kano: Kwankwasiyya supporters protest INEC’s omission of NDC candidate appeared first on Tribune Online.
The Kwankwasiyya Movement, founded by former Kano State governor and ex-presidential candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso, has in recent years rallied behind the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as its political vehicle after a string of defections and realignments involving the NNPP and other parties. Kano remains one of the country's most politically volatile states, with Kwankwaso commanding a large, mobilised grassroots base capable of turning out sizeable crowds at short notice, as seen in this protest.
At the heart of the dispute is INEC's role as the body responsible for screening and publishing the list of validly nominated candidates ahead of elections — a process that has repeatedly triggered litigation and street protests in Nigeria when parties or aspirants believe they were wrongly excluded. The Kwankwasiyya Movement's claim that the NDC governorship candidate met all nomination requirements but was still left off INEC's list sets up a potential legal and political clash with the commission, with the coverage so far agreeing on the protest and the petition but not yet detailing INEC's response or the specific grounds cited for the omission.