NO DEFECTION TALKS BETWEEN KWANKWASO,AND TINUBU – KWANKWASIYYA MOVEMENT

May 25, 2026 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

The Kwankwasiyya Movement says Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, chieftain, Rabi’u Kwankwaso, never had any defection discussions with President Bola Tinubu.

Spokesman of the group, Habibu Mohammed, made this clarification on Friday on Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’.

Mohammed said that Kwankwaso does not need anyone to push him if he wanted to work with the President.

According to him, Kwankwaso and the President have a long term relationship.

He added that the duo had previously worked together at the National Assembly and also as the key people that brought the APC to life.

“In the early days of Tinubu’s administration, he invited Kwankwaso for a private meeting to discuss working with him, which Kwankwaso later disclosed.

“However, Kwankwaso declined to work with the Tinubu’s administration.

“Before Kwankwaso’s defection to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, he had already established a working relationship with former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi,” he said.

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.