PRP denies selling 69 forms to Kwankwaso, calls claim 'fiction'

Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), has vehemently denied reports that the party sold 69 nomination forms in Kano to Rabiu Kwankwaso, a presidential candidate for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).

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This is complete fiction. The real state chairman of the PRP in Kano had already stated, released a statement saying this is just complete bunkum.

Baba-Ahmed clarified on ARISE Television that the claims were "complete fiction" with no basis in the party's operations. He stated that the actual PRP chairman in Kano had also refuted the allegations. The controversy arose from a self-proclaimed PRP Chairman in Kano, Abdulkadir Musa-Guza, who alleged that Kwankwaso or his associates purchased forms for all 69 elective positions in Kano to gain control of the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Dismissing the possibility, Baba-Ahmed explained that the PRP does not sell nomination forms at the state level; sales are conducted exclusively from Abuja. He asserted that the individual making the claims is unknown to the party and lacks any authority to sell forms. Baba-Ahmed suggested the allegations might be politically motivated, possibly stemming from internal politics in Kano.

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There is no way former Governor Kwankwaso could have bought 69 forms from the PRP in Kano. We don’t sell forms in Kano; we sell forms from Abuja. The man who spoke and said they had sold 69 forms to Kwankwaso is not known to the party at all. He has no position; he has no authority to sell any forms. We don’t know him.

He further confirmed that the PRP sold forms to candidates from Kano, who subsequently participated in primaries over a month ago. Their names are now being forwarded to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Baba-Ahmed also mentioned that he had spoken with Kwankwaso, who expressed amusement at the claim, emphasizing that Kwankwaso is not a member of the PRP.

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I’ve spoken to Kwankwaso myself, and he is as amused as everybody else that he would buy 69 forms for non-existent candidates. He’s not a member of the party.