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Tears as Jigawa NNPP Chairman Dies, Kano Bigwig Kwankwaso Reacts
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Tears as Jigawa NNPP Chairman Dies, Kano Bigwig Kwankwaso Reacts

by  Ridwan Adeola 2 min read
  • Mallam Mukhtari Ibrahim Gagarawa, the NNPP chairperson in Jigawa state, has passed away
  • Influential northern politician, Rabiu Kwankwaso, reacted and extended his "deepest condolences" to his (Kwankwaso's) party members in the northwest geopolitical zone
  • Kwankwaso lamented that Gagarawa's demise "will be deeply felt by his family, his associates and all of us"

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

Dutse, Jigawa state - Mukhtari Gagarawa, the 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).

Jigawa NNPP chairman dies
Kwankwaso mourns death of NNPP's Mukhtari Ibrahim Gagarawa. Photos credit: @KwankwasoRM
Source: Twitter

Kwankwaso sad over Gagarawa's death

Details of the NNPP leader’s passing are sketchy, but Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a key leader of the NNPP in neighbouring Kano state, confirmed the sad development.

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

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“I extend my deepest condolences to the Jigawa State NNPP family, over the passing 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 associates and all of us.
“May the Almighty Allah grant him Jannatul Firdaus. Ameen.”

Legit.ng reports that although it is predominantly active in Kano state, the NNPP is also popular in Jigawa state.

The party contested the 2023 Nigerian general election, but its flagbearer, Kwankwaso, came in fourth place, winning only one state, its stronghold of Kano. It also controls just one state in Nigeria - Kano.

Already, the NNPP and Kwankwaso have their eyes on the next Nigerian general elections in 2027 with the former Kano governor vowing to emerge victorious.

APC demands Kwankwaso’s arrest

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that 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 APC chairman in Kano, Abdullahi Abbas, called on law enforcement officers to investigate the ex-governor's allegations.

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

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