Large Crowd Welcomes Kwankwaso to Minna

 Laleye Dipo in Minna

A large crowd of party supporters  yesterday welcomed the New Nigeria Political Party (NNPP) Presidential Candidate Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to Minna Niger state for the  inauguration of  the state Secretariat of the party.

This is even as some youths  rejected the candidacy of Alhaji Ibrahim Sokodeke as the Governorship candidate of the party.

Alhaji Kwankwaso, who came into Minna by road was received by supporters who wore the Kwankwasiya red caps some of them rode on horse backs chanting the party slogan.

From the Minna city gate to the new Secretariat a distance of less than  three  kilometers which traditional should be covered in about 30 minutes took Kwankwaso and his entourage more than  three  hours.

At the Secretariat some youths and supporters went round to mark X on his posters.

Some of youths also carried placards with inscription like “ No More Sokodeke” while others chanted  “ “Bamuyi”, “Bamuso” meaning “ We don’t want Sokodeke”.

Kwankwaso did not react to the mild protest but went straight to inaugurate the Secretariat without making any speech.

State Secretary of the party Comrade Mohammed Garba described the reception for Kwankwaso as “Overwhelming” adding that the huge crowd is an indication that the NNPP flagbearer will win the state in next year’s presidential election.

“We were overwhelmed with the reception we least expected the number of people that turned out to receive our candidate”.

Garba reacting to the protest against the Governorship candidate  by some supporters  of the party said “ it is an in-house problem we shall resolve it at the appropriate time.

“There is no way you will not have a problem after any primary election the most important thing is to resolve such problem”.