The Kwankwasiyya Movement has dismissed reports alleging that its members were excluded as candidates in the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) 2027 election primaries in Kano State.
The clarification was made by the group’s spokesperson, Habibu Mohammed, during an interview on Trust TV on Tuesday.
Mohammed stated that no candidate, including those affiliated with the Kwankwasiyya Movement or other political groups, had raised any complaint of exclusion from the party’s selection process.
He explained that the emergence of consensus candidates followed a structured internal process involving all stakeholders within the party.
“When there is contestation, naturally there are going to be a lot of issues with certain people that might not actually find their ways, but I believe that a process was built where consensus candidate emerged across the state, and within that particular process, there were never a candidate from anywhere that have complained of any kind of exclusion.
“All candidates, including those from the Kwankwasiyya Movement, and those who recently come from other political parties, partook into that process.
“We are seeing how other candidates that recently joined the party were part of the consensus, and the real aim is to actually ensure that candidates that have the capacity to win election, bring in votes and help the party develop are the ones that have emerged through that particular process.
“Until the end of the process, there were never any complaint from anybody, and to us, we believe that we have complied both with the party guidelines and at the same time with that of the INEC,” he said.
The group maintained that the consensus arrangement was inclusive and aligned with both party guidelines and electoral regulations.
