Nigeria, June 10 -- The ongoing nomination of candidates for the 2027 General Election has exposed tensions in the Kano State chapter of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC). The friction centres on a contentious power-sharing agreement between founding members and new entrants from the Kwankwasiyya Movement, which is led by former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso.

Mr Kwankwaso is the party's vice presidential candidate.

The infighting was escalated to the party's national leadership, which warned after a meeting between the NDC's national leader, Seriake Dickson, and leaders of the Kwankwasiya movement, that it would not tolerate the imposition of candidates.

In a statement posted on its verified X handle, the party confirmed the tensions b...