Why I Sold My Properties After Leaving Office in 2015, Kwankwaso Makes Stunning Revelations

Why I Sold My Properties After Leaving Office in 2015, Kwankwaso Makes Stunning Revelations

  • The presidential candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Rabiu Musa Kwankwanso has disclosed how he assisted students in Kano State, Nigeria and Africa
  • Kwankwaso, at a colloquium, organised in his honour by the Kwankwasiyya Movement in Abuja, revealed he sold his properties to provide scholarships for Kano students
  • The former governor of Kano state hinted further that after he left office, he sold off things he did not need to provide students with scholarships

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The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabi’u Kwankwaso, has pledged to continue to strive hard toward making Nigeria great.

He made this pledge while noting he had to sell some of his properties to sustain the scholarships he gives to university students.

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Kwankwaso said these at the 3rd Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso Colloquium organised by the Kwankwasiyya Development Foundation to mark his 66th birthday on Monday, October 31st in Abuja, Premium Times reported.

Rabiu Musa Kwankwanso, students in Kano State, Nigeria and Africa, Kwankwasiyya Movement, Scholars Assembly, Abuja, NNPP
Kwankwaso evoked many emotions, as different academicians & beneficiaries affirmed his numerous leadership and philanthropic footprints at the colloquium Photo credit: @KwankwasoRM
Source: Twitter

3,000 students benefited from Kwankwaso's scholarship programmes

The former governor of Kano state who described education as the best investment politicians can make in the people, said he had always given himself targets on what to do for humanity, Daily Trust also reported.

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The presidential candidate said he was always interested in mass-oriented programmes and projects that impact on the lives of the people, especially in the field of education.

“When we advertised in 2019, believing that there are few people with first class because in our first scholarship we said anybody with first class, we exhausted all in Kano. Second class upper, we exhausted them.

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“We were on second class lower when I left government in 2015 and that’s why we have over 3,000 of them in 14 countries across the world on scholarship,” he said.

Photos emerge as Kwankwaso inaugurates Mosque on 66th birthday

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, inaugurated a Juma’at Mosque on his 66th birthday.

Kwankwaso shared pictures from the event on his Twitter handle on Saturday, October 22.

The presidential hopeful noted that he built the Mosque in honour of his late parents.

2023 Election: States where Peter Obi, Kwankwaso did not have foot soldiers

Despite the strength and popularity of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and his counterpart in the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, the duo seem to have little or no foot-soldiers in some states in Nigeria.

The proposition of little or no foot soldiers has caused their parties not to have governorship candidates in 5 states. While Labour Party could not produce a governorship candidate in one state, NNPP is missing is 4 states.

The parties would also miss out on some state senatorial districts.

Source: Legit.ng

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.