2023 Elections: Kwankwaso Says He'll Win Presidential Polls
- A former governor of Kano state, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has expressed confidence that he will win the 2023 presidential contest
- Kwankwaso, a former minister of defence and presidential candidate of the NNPP, says his party will surprise Nigerians by winning the 2023 polls
- Senator Kwankwaso also described the NNPP as the fastest growing political party in the African continent
Kano - The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said that his party would defeat the other front-line political parties in the 2023 presidential poll.
While addressing a mammoth crowd at the inauguration of the Kano state NNPP campaign office on Sunday, October 9, Kwankwaso said:
“This crowd signifies the need and urge for new leadership, not only in the state but the country at large. The biggest surprise will come when our party, the NNPP wins the 2023 presidential election, God willing.”
Punch newspaper reports that party supporter defied the scorching heat as they waited for Kwankwaso at the venue of the event.
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Kwankwaso says NNPP is Africa's fastest growing political party
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the former governor further said that the party had gathered enough momentum in winning elections in Kano and Nigeria, describing NNPP as the fastest growing political party in Africa.
He also cautioned party supporters against inflammatory and unguarded utterances ahead of the elections.
2023: Demand for bullet-proof vehicles surge ahead of general elections
Meanwhile, as preparations for the 2023 general elections gain momentum, the demands for bullet-proof Sports Utility Vehicles have increased significantly across the country.
Very Important Personalities, top chieftains and candidates of political parties have been procuring customised vehicles that offer special protection in the run-up to the campaigns and elections.
Apart from ordering armoured vehicles, it was also learnt that politicians were applying for special police protection and procuring other security wares.
2023: Yiaga Africa partners UNDP to promote youth participation in politics
On its part, in a bid to mobilise over 60 million young Nigerians to vote in the 2023 general elections, Yiaga Africa and the United Nations Development Programme on Saturday, August 6 organised a concert at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp, Kubwa Abuja.
The event was aimed at using the platform of entertainment to promote the importance of youth participation in the electoral process.
The organisers said the concert is geared towards educating NYSC members on the imperativeness to participate actively in the democratic process ahead of the 2023 polls.
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