The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has said that it would not impose candidates on Kano or any other states in Nigeria.

The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Osa Director, said this in a statement on Tuesday.

This came after a meeting of a delegation from the Kwankwasiya Movement with the national leader of the party, Seriake Dickson.

Director revealed that the closed-door meeting was aimed at resolving the issues between the Kwankwasiya Movement and the legacy officials of NDC in Kano State.

According to him, Dickson and the NDC leadership are mediating in the process to enhance inclusion and participation by every party member.

“The NDC leadership will not impose candidates in Kano State, and indeed across the nation as the party cherishes the virtues of internal democracy,” the statement said.

The leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has begun efforts to resolve internal disagreements in Kano State after holding a private meeting with representatives of the Kwankwasiyya movement.

In a statement released on Tuesday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, the meeting involved NDC National Leader, Henry Seriake Dickson, and other senior party officials.

The talks focused on addressing tensions between the Kwankwasiyya movement and longstanding NDC members in Kano.

According to the statement, the intervention was aimed at promoting unity, inclusion and wider participation as the party concludes its internal election process.

“The closed-door meeting was aimed at resolving the issues between the Kwankwasiya movement and the legacy officials of NDC in Kano State,” the statement said.

The party said Dickson and other leaders are actively working to ensure that all stakeholders are involved in party affairs. It also stressed that no candidates would be imposed in Kano or elsewhere in the country.

“The NDC leadership will not impose candidates in Kano State, and indeed across the nation, as the party cherishes the virtues of internal democracy,” the statement added.

The NDC described the discussions as productive, saying they lasted several hours and focused on finding common ground among those involved.

The party also dismissed reports claiming to show the results of its primary elections, insisting that no official results have been released.

“The NDC has not released any official results of its primary elections in any state. Hence, the public and party members are urged to disregard any such list in circulation,” the statement said.

Party officials said the clarification was necessary to prevent misinformation and reassure members that due process would be followed before any primary election results are announced.

The Deputy National Financial Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Oladimeji Fabiyi, has alleged that ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, requested N5 billion from former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, to support his alleged governorship ambition in Adamawa State.

Fabiyi made the claim while speaking on the internal disagreements within the party on Symfoni TV, alleging that the dispute came from Atiku’s refusal to provide the requested funds.

He said, “When it was time for congresses Atiku equally made so many concessions and that concession almost caused Atiku his leadership in Adamawa because Adamawa ADC lost credible people that would have shored up the strength of the party because Atiku allowed what Babachir Lawal wanted in Adamawa.

“Babachir wanted to be governor of Adamawa state, Atiku had no objection.

“Atiku told him, ‘if you want to be (governor) no problem but follow the democratic process, go through the primaries and all that. Then he (Babachir Lawal) came back for N5 billion from Atiku to support his governorship ambition and Atiku stated he did not have. That’s what lead to all of these things.”