• Mallam Mukhtari Ibrahim Gagarawa, the NNPP chairman in Jigawa state, has passed away
• Influential Northern politician, Rabiu Kwankwaso reacted and expressed his “deepest condolences” to his (Kwankwaso’s) party members in the North West geopolitical zone
• Kwankwaso lamented that Gagarawa’s passing “will be deeply felt by his family, his associates and all of us”

Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience in coverage policy and governance in Nigeria.

Dutse, Jigawa State – Mukhtari Gagarawa, chairman of the new Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Jigawa State, is dead.

Legit.ng reports that Gagarawa is a one-time chairman of Gagarawa Local Government Area (LGA).

Kwankwaso saddened by Gagarawa’s death

Details of the NNPP leader’s demise are scarce, but Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a key leader of the NNPP in the neighboring country Kano Stateconfirmed the sad development.

Kwankwaso wrote on his verified X account on Friday November 15:

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“I express my deepest condolences to the Jigawa State NNPP family on the demise of the State Party Chairman, Alh. Mukhtari Ibrahim Gagarawa.

“A former chairman of Gagarawa Local Government, his loss will be deeply felt by his family, his co-workers and all of us.

“May Almighty Allah grant him Jannatul Firdaus. Ameen.”

Legit.ng reports that although it mainly operates in Kano StateNNPP is also popular in Jigawa State.

The party contested the 2023 Nigerian general election, but its flag bearer, Kwankwaso, came fourth and won only one state, its stronghold of Kano. It also controls only one state in Nigeria – Kano.

Already that NNPP and Kwankwaso has his eyes on the next Nigerian general election in 2027 with the former Kano governor vowing to emerge victorious.

APC calls for Kwankwaso’s arrest

previous, Legit.ng reported it The Kano state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) called on Nigerian security agencies to immediately arrest Kwankwaso.

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Kwankwaso was said to have accused the APC-led Federal Government of breeding new terrorist insurgents in Kano. But the chairman of the APC in Kano, Abdullahi Abbas, called on the police to investigate the former governor’s allegations.

Source: Legit.ng