Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso and his running mate, Bishop Isaac Idahosa, on Sunday attended a people’s townhall meeting in Abuja.
The townhall meeting was part of a series organised by Channels Television with support from UK Aid, Hope Action Progress for Women and Youth in Politics, Situation Room, Yiaga Africa and the Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL).
Leading presidential candidates are expected to feature in the series.
See tweets from the townhall below:
Rabiu Kwankwaso, NNPP Presidential Candidate, speaks on inclusion in governance for persons with disabilities.#PeoplesTownhall#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/OelKWAbxb8
— Channels Television (@channelstv) November 13, 2022
I will do everything under the sun to ensure I don’t go abroad for medical tourism. – Rabiu Kwankwaso, NNPP Presidential Candidate#PeoplesTownhall#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/9ayCP8TVBp
— Channels Television (@channelstv) November 13, 2022
I have the necessary experience to handle the issue of education in Nigeria. – Rabiu Kwankwaso, NNPP Presidential Candidate#PeoplesTownhall#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/9lx57nK9bN
— Channels Television (@channelstv) November 13, 2022
Rabiu Kwankwaso, NNPP Presidential Candidate, explains how he will tackle the problem of out-of-school children.#PeoplesTownhall#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/FNwVoISHWP
— Channels Television (@channelstv) November 13, 2022
I did so much for education as Kano Governor. As President, I will not be in a hurry to create additional tertiary institutions. – Rabiu Kwankwaso, NNPP Presidential Candidate#PeoplesTownhall#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/wiY9Bd2gZT
— Channels Television (@channelstv) November 13, 2022
I am not desperate to be President. But I believe this is the time. – Rabiu Kwankwaso, NNPP Presidential Candidate#PeoplesTownhall#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/gpQIwRhb5d
— Channels Television (@channelstv) November 13, 2022
Our administration will deploy brilliant brains from the Diaspora to take Nigeria forward. – Bishop Isaac Idahosa, NNPP Vice Presidential Candidate#PeoplesTownhall#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/Qws4plYwL5
— Channels Television (@channelstv) November 13, 2022
My belief has always been that there is too much money in this country. In Kano, we never borrowed. We can replicate that on the national level. – Rabiu Kwankwaso, NNPP Presidential Candidate #PeoplesTownhall#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/dKaVY3pcv8
— Channels Television (@channelstv) November 13, 2022
If you come with an agenda to steal, civil servants will show you from A to Z how to steal money. – Rabiu Kwankwaso, NNPP Presidential Candidate #PeoplesTownhall#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/beDFw8rp3j
— Channels Television (@channelstv) November 13, 2022
I didn’t take one naira as security vote when I served as Kano State Governor for eight years. If I’m President, there will be nothing like security votes for the Presidency. We are open to state policing. – Kwankwaso, NNPP Presidential Candidate #PeoplesTownhall#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/rmK1KyBP9U
— Channels Television (@channelstv) November 13, 2022
For you to have security, you need to have food security, provide education and good healthcare. And, of course, dialogue is very key. Government must talk to the people regularly. – Rabiu Kwankwaso, NNPP Presidential Candidate #PeoplesTownhall#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/6Dojpbmly1
— Channels Television (@channelstv) November 13, 2022
Taking action at the right time can prevent prison breaks like the one in Kuje. – Rabiu Kwankwaso, NNPP Presidential Candidate #PeoplesTownhall#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/aKLXRleH8J
— Channels Television (@channelstv) November 13, 2022
NNPP Presidential Candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, explains how he will tackle insecurity and political agitations.#PeoplesTownhall#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/7r78yLQgQ4
— Channels Television (@channelstv) November 13, 2022
We are here to bring about the rebirth of a new Nigeria. We are coming in to do a lot. If you vote for us, we will guarantee you a better, hopeful future. – Bishop Isaac Idahosa, NNPP Vice Presidential Candidate#PeoplesTownhall#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/horht5j8H8
— Channels Television (@channelstv) November 13, 2022
NNPP Presidential Candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, reels out his credentials in opening speech.
“I am one of the lucky Nigerians who had a lot of opportunities in the past,” he says.#PeoplesTownhall#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/jEJzwUer3I
— Channels Television (@channelstv) November 13, 2022