Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso

The push for a broad opposition front against President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election has suffered a fresh setback after Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso ruled out any possibility of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) withdrawing its presidential ticket for former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

The structure, announced in a statement issued on Thursday by the movement’s National Secretary, Saadatu Sani, comprises zonal and state coordinators as well as directors overseeing critical areas of the campaign.

Presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has hosted his running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and other candidates of the party at the Obidient Headquarters in Abuja, as the party intensifies efforts to expand its political reach ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The South-West Unity Forum has defended the appointment of the Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Dr Zacch Adedeji, as Deputy Director of Fundraising in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 Presidential Campaign Council, insisting that his public office does not automatically prevent him from participating in partisan political activities.

Kwankwaso says an Obi-led administration will end the culture of rewarding political loyalists with public appointments, insisting competence and national interest will determine who serves in government. NDC vice-presidential candidate pledges swift constitution of cabinet after inauguration, arguing...

Kwankwaso calls for renewed political cooperation between Northern Nigeria and the South-East ahead of the 2027 general election. Former Kano governor says reconciliation after the Civil War remains a model for building national unity and inclusive governance. Recalls...

May 03, (THEWILL) — Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, alongside former Kano State Governor and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, have formally joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) amid intensifying political realignments ahead of...

May 03, (THEWILL) — ‎Many leaders of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and its supporters rejoiced aloud at the Thursday, April 30, 2026 Supreme Court ruling that knocked down the ‘status quo ante bellum,’ order of the Appeal Court,...

April 27, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) has declared that it has no preferred presidential aspirant ahead of the 2027 general elections, dismissing as false and misleading reports that it is courting former governors of...

April 08, (THEWILL) — A strong wave of democratic activism swept through Nigeria’s capital on Wednesday as thousands of supporters of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), joined by opposition heavyweights Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, staged a...