YOU CANNOT IMPOSE SINGLE CANDIDACY ON NIGERIANS – KWANKWASO TO INEC AMID ADC CRISIS

April 3, 2026 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

A former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, that they cannot impose a single candidate on Nigerians in the 2027 elections.

Kwankwaso said this in a statement posted on his verified X account.

He advised INEC to allow citizens freely choose their leaders no matter the political parties they run under.

“Today, I joined leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and other committed democrats at a world press conference to strongly condemn the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s brazen and unacceptable partisanship,” Kwankwaso wrote.

“I fully endorse the position of the gathering: In 2027, Nigerians must be allowed to freely choose their leaders from a diverse range of political parties.

“The electoral umpire has no right to impose a single candidacy on Africa’s largest and most vibrant democracy.”

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.