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Politics

Alia aide urges Kwankwaso to focus on Kano politics

Source: Punch Nigeria · 23 Sep 2026, 23:45 UTC
Alia aide urges Kwankwaso to focus on Kano politics
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An aide to Benue Governor Hyacinth Alia has criticised former Kano Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso and urged him to concentrate on political affairs in Kano. The aide also called on Kwankwaso to stop making remarks the aide described as insulting to people from Benue State.

An aide to Benue Governor Hyacinth Alia has urged former Kano Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso to focus on political affairs in Kano State. The aide also told Kwankwaso to stop insulting people from Benue, according to a report by Punch Nigeria. The supplied report does not provide the specific remarks attributed to Kwankwaso, the circumstances in which they were made, or the aide’s name.

It also does not include a response from Kwankwaso or details of any wider political dispute between the former Kano governor and officials in Benue. The criticism, as reported, centres on the aide’s call for Kwankwaso to concentrate on his home-state politics and avoid comments directed at Benue people.

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