Rabiu Kwankwaso

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Nigerian politician

Mohammed Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso, FNSE FNIQS is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Kano state from 1999 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2015. After he lost his re-election in 2003, he was appointed the first Minister of Defence of the Fourth Republic with no prior military background, from 2003 to 2007, under the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo. He was later elected to the Senate in 2015, serving one term under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) representing Kano Central Senatorial District.

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Musa Mohammed Rabiu Kwankwaso and Kwankwaso

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NDC zones 2027 ticket to South

The NDC has zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to Southern Nigeria, potentially favoring a Peter Obi candidacy.

Breaking: NDC zones presidency to South for single term Vanguard News — May 09, 13:56 PM
JUST IN: Aisha Yesufu dumps ADC for NDC, declares for FCT senatorial seat Punch — May 06, 16:31 PM
Senate minority whip defects to NDC amid ADC crises Premium Times — May 06, 14:59 PM
Senate minority whip defects to NDC, cites ADC crises Punch — May 06, 14:34 PM
Obi left ADC because he couldn’t take on Atiku – Dele Momodu Vanguard News — May 06, 14:29 PM
Nomadic politicians and the assault on our sensibilities, By Zainab Suleiman Okino Premium Times — May 06, 12:55 PM
2027: Citing crises, 19 NASS members defect to NDC Vanguard News — May 06, 03:03 AM
Opposition rift widens over sole presidential ticket Punch — May 06, 00:43 AM
Mass exodus: Obi, Kwankwaso exit rocks ADC, 18 lawmakers join NDC Punch — May 06, 00:22 AM
These ‘structures of criminality’, by Rotimi Fasan Vanguard News — May 06, 00:10 AM
On ADC we stand Punch — May 06, 00:08 AM
ADC/NDC: Fractured opposition, forgotten masses Vanguard News — May 05, 23:38 PM
Obi, Kwakwanso can’t stop Tinubu’s re-election, says ex-Ogun lawmaker Punch — May 05, 18:24 PM
I think ADC is dead – Akpabio Vanguard News — May 05, 15:22 PM
Nigeria opposition alliance falters as two leading figures quit, clouding 2027 unity push The Straits Times — May 05, 13:29 PM
JUST IN: 16 Reps dump ADC for NDC Punch — May 05, 13:05 PM
Victor Umeh defects from ADC to NDC, cites unending litigation Punch — May 05, 12:58 PM
NDC elects state leaders as Obi, Kwankwaso spark mass defection Punch — May 05, 00:12 AM
Peter Obi ignored ADC policies to focus on 2027 ticket – Abdullahi Punch — May 04, 23:15 PM
2027: After defection, Peter Obi begs Tinubu’s govt, judiciary not to cause crisis in NDC Premium Times — May 04, 17:26 PM