The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) is facing an internal crisis following reports that several candidates initially submitted by the Kwankwasiyya movement in Kano State have been replaced over an alleged breach of a power-sharing agreement within the party.
According to documents cited by Daily Post, the changes were approved by the Kano State chapter of the NDC and communicated through a letter signed by the state chairman, Hon. Hussaini Isah Mairiga.
The document stated that the adjustments were made to reflect an earlier agreement between the existing NDC structure and the Kwankwasiyya bloc regarding the distribution of party positions and elective tickets.
Under the arrangement, party offices and elective positions were to be shared on a 60-40 basis, with the Kwankwasiyya faction receiving 60 percent of the slots, while the original NDC structure retained 40 percent.
The revised list of candidates approved for federal constituencies includes Barrister Isma’il Idris Sani for Kumbotso, Nasiru Ali Ahmed for Nassarawa, Kabiru Ishaq Sa’id for Kano Municipal, Barrister Dayyabu Jamilu Ibrahim for Doguwa/Tudun Wada, Muhammad Hamisu Abubakar for Dawakin Tofa/Rimin Gado/Tofa, Ibrahim Bashir Bango for Sumaila/Takai, and Abdulmajid Isa Umar Mairigar Fata for Gwale.
The party also made changes to candidates for several State House of Assembly constituencies, including Dala, Tarauni, Kumbotso, Ungogo, and Dawakin Kudu.
The development has reportedly triggered tensions within the party, with reports indicating that the leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has threatened to leave the NDC if candidates aligned with his faction are replaced contrary to the agreed arrangement.
The document was copied to NDC National Leader Senator Seriake Dickson, Senator Kwankwaso, and the party’s North-West Zonal Chairman.
Party officials maintain that the candidate substitutions were carried out to ensure compliance with the agreed power-sharing formula and to preserve internal balance within the party ahead of future electoral contests.
As of the time of filing this report, the national leadership of the NDC has not issued an official statement on the reported disagreement.
