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INEC omission boosted NDC’s support base, popularity — Gwarzo’s spokesman

INEC omission boosted NDC’s support base, popularity — Gwarzo’s spokesman

The spokesperson for Aminu Gwarzo, the Kano State governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu, has said the controversy surrounding the omission and subsequent restoration of his principal’s name by the Independent National Electoral Commission has increased the party’s popularity ahead of the 2027 election. Reacting on Friday to INEC’s restoration of

  • omission
  • popularity
  • gwarzo
  • ndc
  • support
  • base
  • spokesman
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