Kwankwaso Reflects on Buhari Support and Yar'adua's Death

Politician Rabiu Kwankwaso stated that his faction received no benefits for helping President Buhari win in 2015. He also commented that the death of former President Yar'adua led to confusion regarding political zoning arrangements.

12 May, 06:15 — 12 May, 07:52

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Kwankwaso's reflections are significant as they come from a prominent political figure, potentially influencing public discourse on past political alliances and future zoning arrangements in Nigeria. His comments shed light on the internal dynamics and perceived betrayals within political coalitions.

Key entitiesRabiu Kwankwaso Muhammadu Buhari Umar Musa Yar'adua

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Rabiu Kwankwaso stated that he and his supporters received no benefits after helping Buhari win the 2015 presidential election.
Kwankwaso's supporters delivered nearly 2 million votes for Buhari in 2015.
Kwankwaso believes the death of former President Umar Musa Yar'adua caused confusion regarding political zoning.

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Rabiu Kwankwaso and his supporters received nothing after Buhari's 2015 victory.

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Kwankwaso's supporters delivered nearly 2 million votes to help Buhari win in 2015.

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The death of Umar Musa Yar'adua caused confusion regarding political zoning.

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Kwankwaso believes the best way to resolve zoning confusion is to take the presidency to the South.

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Kwankwaso's suggestion to move the presidency to the South to resolve zoning confusion

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Both outlets present Kwankwaso's statements directly without overt editorializing, focusing on reporting his remarks as news.

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punch-ngMostly Factual108d ago

We got nothing for helping Buhari win in 2015 — Kwankwaso

Rabiu Kwankwaso says he and his supporters got nothing in return for delivering nearly 2 million votes to help former President Buhari win in 2015. Read More: https://punchng.com/we-got-nothing-for-helping-buhari-win-in-2015-kwankwaso/

By Punch Newspapers

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vanguard-ngMixed108d ago

We got nothing after Buhari’s 2015 victory; Yar’adua’s death caused zoning confusion – Kwankwaso

“We believe the best way to go now is to take it to the south so that we can eliminate the confusion, the confusion that emanated from the death of our brother, our friend, Umar Musa Yar’adua. That actually introduced the confusion into the system,” he said. The post We got nothing after Buhari’s 2015 victory; Yar’adua’s death caused zoning confusion – Kwankwaso appeared first on Vanguard News.

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We got nothing for helping Buhari win in 2015 — Kwankwaso

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Kwankwaso Reflects on Buhari Support and Yar'adua's Death

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We got nothing for helping Buhari win in 2015 — Kwankwaso

We got nothing after Buhari’s 2015 victory; Yar’adua’s death caused zoning confusion – Kwankwaso

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We got nothing for helping Buhari win in 2015 — Kwankwaso

We got nothing after Buhari’s 2015 victory; Yar’adua’s death caused zoning confusion – Kwankwaso

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