Please dear brothers and sisters, we should include Dadiyata in our prayers. He was kidnapped at gun point in his Kaduna residence on 1st August, 2019. It's more than 100 days now since he was abducted.
Dadiyata is a lecturer, PhD student, public analyst and social media critic. He is a staunch critic of Gov. El-Rufai and Gov. Ganduje. His wife and 2 daughters are longing to see their breadwinner.

May God protect, free him from his abductors and bring him back home safe.

November 10, 2019

Press Statement

PDP Alleges Moves to Change Kano Guber Appeal Judges
…Alerts of Connivance With APC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alerts of moves by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and agents of Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, to influence the change of already listed judges of the Kano state Governorship Election Appeals Panel.

The party further alerts of plots to replace the judges with pliable ones, who have been compromised and briefed to alter justice and do the bidding of the APC and Governor Ganduje.

The PDP invites Nigerians to note that the sitting of the panel, which was moved from Monday, November 11 to Tuesday November 12, 2019 due to the public holiday on Monday, had been adjourned indefinitely.

We have reports that this was due to pressure being mounted by the APC and agents of Governor Ganduje to alter the list of the judges.

Our party has also been reliably informed that the indefinite adjournment was to enable the replacement of the already announced judges with pliable officials who will manipulate the judicial process in favour of the APC.

Already, the supporters of Governor Ganduje are in jubilant mode, claiming that they have moved beyond the Court of Appeal, even when the panel is yet to commence sitting.

Nigerians will recall that similar scenario played out during the composition of the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, when the initial judges were changed after which the judgment went in favour of Ganduje and the APC to the chagrin of the people.

With the on-going plot by the APC, Ganduje’s supporters have been going about boasting that the Court of Appeal judges, that were already announced and expected the commence sitting on Tuesday, will be changed to suit the interest of the APC and Governor Ganduje.

The PDP cautions that any change in the already listed judges could trigger tension and crisis in the state, given the demand of the people for justice.

Our party therefore calls on the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, not to allow anybody to draw her into the arena by ensuring that the already constituted panel is not in anyway altered.

Nigerians, especially the people of Kano state, are watching!

Signed:

Kola Ologbondiyan
National Publicity Secretary

https://www.facebook.com/333519270030012/posts/2468560853192499/

The hopeful next Kano Kwankwasiyya Governor and his deputy. Hopefully at the tribunal within few days.

Other pictures at the event.

He personally handed them their visas after they boarded the plan to make sure the process is not manipulated.

The Kwankwasiyya Development Foundation has sponsored 242 graduates to India for masters’ degrees, just as the foundation is determined to sponsor a total of 370 graduates this year. Speaking during a send-off ceremony organized for the beneficiaries, the Supreme National Leader of Kwankwasiyya Movement, Dr Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, said the 242 students were the first batch of the 370 students to be sponsored abroad for studies by the movement. ADVERTISEMENT Kwankwaso said only eight of the 242 beneficiaries would study masters’ degrees in Arabic and Islamic studies in Sudan, while the rest would study in four different Universities in India.

The former Kano state governor explained that the gesture was part of the Kwankwasiyya initiative to help the education of youth, especially those from the less privileged families. “The scholarship is part of the Kwankwasiyya education initiatives we have started while in government. When we are in government, we initiated many programmes under education such as free feeding, free uniforms to all primary school pupils and construction of various classrooms and many more others. “Today, Kwankwasiyya has sponsored 242 students abroad. Not only sponsoring them, but paid everything related to their studies, ranging from tuition fees, registration fees, accommodation, traveling tickets and returning tickets.” Kwankwaso assured that the movement would continue to sponsor more students abroad, adding that education was the bedrock of Kwankwasiyya’s activities. He called on members of the movement to double their contributions to enable the movement sustain the good work it started. He said the door of the foundation would remain opened for anybody that is willing to donate to the movement. In his remarks, the former Secretary to the State government, Dr Rabi’u Sulaiman Bichi, said Kwankwasiyya movement had since inception executed various humanitarian programmes that included empowerment of thousands of women and youth, empowerment of tea sellers, freeing many inmates, donation of tables and chairs to various schools across the state.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/kwankwasiyya-sponsors-242-graduates-to-india-for-masters.html

While in government, he built 2 higher institutions and sponsored thousands of students for both local and foreign studies. He also built hostels in several universities within the country to assist the sponsored students. He established more than 20 skill acquisition and sports institutes across the state. But for obvious political reasons, they are closed down now and abandoned.

KWANKWASIYYA SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME HISTORY AND SUCCESS

1) PhD completed 110
2) PhD in view 220
3) Marine Eng 25
4) Pilots 100
5) Medicine 152
6) First degree in different areas 2515
7) BSc Nursing 200
BS Computer 379
9) Certificate in Chinese Language 100

#KwankwasiyyaLegacy

#Kwankwasiyya242

Ganduje's Aid Blasts Buhari's Aid For Mishaps On PDP Candidates.

Salisu Tanko Yakasai, SA Media to Gov Ganduje took to Twitter to counter and attack President Buhari's SA Social Media, Laurester Onochie, over her continuous mishaps on social media. She is known for insulting individuals and dignitaries, posting fake news and fake projects to attribute to this administration's success.

Recently, she made a serious accusation on the PDP presidential candidates. She accused them of being the architects of insecurity in the country especially the herdsmen crisis. The claimed that the peace being experienced now is due to the candidates being busy jostling for the primaries.

Buharists nightmare.
He is a match for match with them.
He has the track record, competence, supporters and political connections.
Even the mad supporters he get them to counter Buhari minions.

ItsMeAboki:


Indeed you have to pity him, Kwakwaso seems to have a habit of taking over party structures that Shekarau had laboured to establish.
Imagine; after Shekarau had laboured to establish the then newly formed APC structure, Kwankwaso walked in as a PDP defector and took over; now that Shekarau has suffered to nurture the PDP state structure, Kwankwaso has yet again walked and taken over - haba the thing too much.

PDP Exco in Kano was dissolved in order to accommodate Kwankwasiyya into the Party Structure. The decision was Unanimously agreed by all the leaders in the State. We also know how Kano State govt is using some of our members to stop the bid in high court.

The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has dissolved the Kano State Executive Committee of the party.

DAILY NIGERIAN gathered that the decision was to give a former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, control of the party.

A statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Friday in Abuja said that the dissolution took effect immediately.

The statement said that the decision was taken at the NWC meeting of the party on Thursday.

“Consequently, a Caretaker Committee has been constituted to pilot the affairs of the state chapter of the party.

“Details of the Caretaker Committee will be made public in due course.

“All members of the party in Kano state and across the nation should be guided accordingly,” it said.

https://dailynigerian.com/kwankwaso-takes-over-kano-pdp-as-national-headquarters-dissolves-state-exco/

After the recent bye election of Katsina North Senatorial district, APC candidate emerged as the winner of the election. It is President Buhari's senatorial zone. The contest was surprisingly between brothers, the elder Kabir Babba Kaita of PDP and the younger, Ahmad Babba Kaita of the APC.
The PDP candidate however alleges massive voters inducement in the process and how dangerous it portends for the 2019 elections.

"The votes which I garnered in the election were genuine, devoid of any form of enticement either in terms of money or material things. The votes which the people cast for me, were purely based on the voters’ belief that I can deliver, based on my previous achievements in my community and in the larger society. For instance, at our ward, Galadima Ward  A, I scored 179 while the APC candidate scored 110. And people say charity begins at home. For people to accept you outside, you must be good and accepted in your home.’"
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"The APC government, both at the state and at the federal levels, was involved in vote buying. I did not lose that election. It was widely in circulation that over N1bn was (allegedly) used by the ruling party, (the APC) on that election alone. Half a million naira was also said to have been (allegedly) earmarked for each of the 1,825 polling units in the senatorial district. This huge amount of money was supposed to be used to enhance the lives of the people of the state. Instead, the money was wrongly used to buy votes and in a very, very undemocratic manner. This development actually, did not speak well of a ruling party, which is claiming to be fighting corruption. This has clearly shown that corruption is at its peak by what we saw at the polling units on that day, during the election."

https://punchng.com/apc-katsina-govt-bought-votes-to-save-buhari-kaita/

The Leader of Kwankwasiyya Movement His Execellency Sen Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso visited former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo at his residents in Ogun State.

Sen Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso would soon declare his interest to contest the 2019 presidential elections officially.

Other pictures.

His Execellency Sen Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso at the burial ground of Late Hajiya Binta Aliyu Gusau. The wife of General Aliyu Gusau Former National Security Adviser. He prayed that may her soul rest in peace Ameen.

Gov Ganduje was also at the burial but no words were exchanged. Gov Ganduje is assumed to be avoiding eye contacts with his former boss due to nature of his posture in the pictures.

Other leaders who attended the event are Chief Raymond Dokpesi, Gov Dankwambo, Chief Imoke, Gov Bindow and many others.

The Kano State House of Assembly on Monday impeached its speaker, Abdullahi Ata, alongside two other principal officers.

He was replaced by the immediate-past speaker, Kabiru Rurum, who was impeached over alleged bribery scandal.

The 40-member Assembly resumed today from two-month recess, during which the legislators hatched the impeachment plan.

The motion for Mr Ata’s impeachment was raised by a member representing Warawa Constituency, Labaran Madari, and seconded by the lone member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abdullahi Muhammed.

On May 15, DAILY NIGERIAN reported that 24 members of the assembly signed for Mr Ata’s removal, but the state governor intervened in the crisis.

https://dailynigerian.com/breaking-kano-assembly-impeaches-speaker/

https://dailynigerian.com/breaking-kwankwaso-shekarau-meet-chart-new-political-course-for-kano/

This is the first formal meeting the duo held in 15 years when Mr Kwankwaso paid a congratulatory visit to Mr Shekarau for defeating him in the 2003 governorship election.

DAILY NIGERIAN reliably gathered that the party leaders at the national level have favoured Mr Kwankwaso to have 51 percent stake in the party structure, having joined the party alongside nine members of the House of Representatives.

Hit like for condolence to Buhari and his minions in advance. They have started crying�

They have been rumors about clashes arising from defection of Sen Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to PDP in Kano state. Mal Ibrahim Shekarau who is the former Governor (2003-2011) is in control of the party.
Recent developments shown governor Ganduje of Kano lobbying the long time rival of Kwankwaso, Mal Shekarau, to APC to give him Senatorial ticket and the deputy governors seat to help fight Kwankwaso.

But what appears is Kwankwaso and Shekarau are working towards reconciling and taking over the state from APC to enable them fight their common rival, President Muhammad Buhari.
Sen Kwankwaso is expected to declare for the Presidential contest while Shekarau would take over the Senate seat. And both of them would choose the next governor of the state based on their agreements.

Lagosfinder:
Political deception, pattern OBJ used in 2003 to till today stop Atiku

These people are smarter, especially noticing the president isn't Democratic nor pay back loyalties.

They are rumored to be scheduling a visit to Speaker Dogara's house this weekend. They plan to decamp within the next 2 weeks reportedly.

The National Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC) Comrade Adam Oshimole led 3 APC Governors of Kebbi, Jigawa and Zamfara State to plead with His Execellency Sen Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to Remain in APC.

Reserved.

Today Firday 6th july, 2018 Prof Hafiz Abubakar Received Honorary Degree From University Of Reading United Kingdom Along with Him are Legendary leader distinguish Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, H.E Adamu Mu'azu Fmr. Gov. Bauchi state, HRH. Muhammadu Sunusi II, Hon. Yusuf Bello Dambatta Fmr. Commissioner Ministry of Land and Physical Planning Kano, Prof. Yahuza Bello VC Bayero University Kano, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed NUC chairman, Dr. Baffa Bichi E.S Tetfund and Dr. Shitu among others.

The author of The Ovation Magazine, Chief Dele Momodu recently met Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Sen Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Below is some excerpts from his interaction with Senator Kwankwaso.
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"I left him and headed to Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso’s home. We had met in South Africa last year and I was looking forward to this interaction. Our recent meeting was graciously arranged by his wonderful son, Mubarak, a much younger friend of mine, very calm and intelligent. Kwankwaso was having dinner with his hordes of supporters when his son sent him a message that I was around. He immediately asked that I should be ushered in to join them at dinner, but I already had mine. He looked very relaxed despite the tension of the moment. I waited for him to finish and we moved into his small office. He reminds me of the friend of the ‘talakawa’, in the mold of late Mallam Aminu Kano.

My first question to him was if he’s still in APC since he boycotted their National Convention in Abuja last week. He smiled, almost sarcastically, and said, it was obvious some people did not want to see his face there and he too did not dignify them with his presence. “A man who respects himself should never force himself on anyone,” he stated. He said he is proud of his contributions to APC and how God used him to deliver 1.9 million votes to Buhari in the last election. Does he mean he has finally dumped the party? He appeared serious this time without exhibiting any bitterness: “I’m a free man now and available to try my luck elsewhere but I know that PDP is the biggest party and as long as they follow democratic principle, Buhari will easily be defeated, but if they handpick and force any candidate on the party, they will fail. “

I really enjoyed the way he analysed things and broke down the politics of Presidential electioneering in his own simple terms: “PDP needs someone from the 3k States, Kano, Katsina and Kaduna to win the next election. That’s where the votes are. It would be difficult to win if they pick someone from any other zone…” This was new approach to me. So, I asked if he feels he is the only candidate who can beat Buhari in a popularity contest, he said “of course, yes.” He likes to showcase his humongous achievements as the Governor of Kano State. He has compiled his work into a book and I must say, it is very impressive. He expects Nigerians to allow him replicate what he has done in Kano nationwide. His experience also as a former Defence Minister makes him a veritable choice to tackle the menace of terrorism in Nigeria.

He claims he gave APC the structure that produced the monumental result that catapulted Buhari back to power and that he still holds that magic wand. He said there is no way Buhari can repeat such impressive showing in Kano when he is fighting him and his counterpart, the former Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau. He studiously avoided discussing the chances of Atiku picking the PDP ticket and if he would support who ever emerges as the flagbearer of the party. His simple and non-committal response is that he cannot hand votes over to those who are not better than him and that PDP would have to think well and make the best decision.

“I can guarantee them that I will beat Buhari if given the chance…” he declared before we stood up to take pictures to commemorate our meeting. As I said good night, I could see the face of a man so determined to go into battle with Buhari, but in need of a good and viable platform.

The next days ahead should be very interesting indeed"

http://thebossnewspapers.com/2018/06/30/pendulum-an-evening-with-two-presidential-aspirants-in-abuja/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

The picture below is the chief Whip of the house of representatives. Picture was taken in February when Governor Ganduje organizing a rally to welcome forgen ko

Yesterday, during the flagging off ceremony of Abuja - Kaduna Road Rehabilitation.
Many dignitaries were in attendance, like HE Emir of Kano, Emir of Zaria, Minister Fashola and other high profile personalities.
It was widely circulated some few months back how the Governor organized a rally full of thugs in February. The house of representatives chief whip, was also seeing that time among them during the rally organized.

More pictures

Other pictures.

Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has not been in good terms recently with the ruling party, APC. He didn't even attend the recent convention for fear of clashes or maltreatment.
There are strong indications that he might defect to the PDP to pursue his presidential ambition, though, he is yet to declare. On the APC National convention day, he visited former VP Atiku Abubakar instead. And recently, he has been seeing around some PDP bigwigs.

Yesterday, he was in Ekiti State for a visit. He was spotted with Governor Ayo Fayose and a large turnout of the Northern community in the state. A meeting with the Governor, Kwankwaso and the Northern community took place in the government house. The issue of discussion is yet to be found out but it would clearly has consequences on the upcoming gubernatorial elections in the state. The Northern community would eventually vote in favour of the Governors party, the PDP, based on this familiarity visit and common interests.

coolscott:

Please the guy you just replied right now has been categorized by most of us here on NL as well known paid Buhari supporter. You know those people who if Abacha was contesting today, would stubbornly stick to nice things to say about him.

Please, observe every political post on Nairaland. You will find him jump in (shortly after a thread has been created) to die-hard support Buhari, whether what he has to say makes sense or not.

He will also jump in to tow the line of the executive (or the faction of the APC in which Buhari finds himself) on any issues at all (even those like Dino Melaye).

Only on the Benue issue was he sort of shamed (because he comes from Benue state, and there was nothing much he could say in defense of the horrors there).

To be honest, based on the ground observation, Kwankwaso has already swept the NW votes and NC. Only in some North East states like Borno etc Kwankwaso would get a half or near votes.
He has already built a mobilizing structure in each and every LG in Nigeria a long time ago across all political parties. He isn't partisan is lobbying into his Kwankwasiyya movement. The greatest surprises are reserved for the last moments.

sarrki:


You need to understand the working

Pmb is a movement in the north

Put your ears to the ground

N stop been angry with yourself

Even Buhari was loyal to the political masters while lobbying them. With all the disappointments now, you shouldn't expect the people to remain on his side.