{"id":194905,"date":"2026-02-14T10:55:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T09:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/us-lawmakers-blacklist-kwankwaso-says-nnpp-chieftain"},"modified":"2026-02-14T12:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T11:03:27","slug":"us-lawmakers-blacklist-kwankwaso-says-nnpp-chieftain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/us-lawmakers-blacklist-kwankwaso-says-nnpp-chieftain","title":{"rendered":"US Lawmakers Blacklist Kwankwaso Says NNPP Chieftain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Abubakar Yesufu, has hinted on possible reasons the US Congress blacklisted former presidential candidate of the party, Rabi\u2019u Kwankwaso.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Arise Television during an interview on Friday, Yesufu said the American lawmakers may be trying to checkmate the profile of Kwankwaso because he commands support.<\/p>\n<p>United States lawmakers initiated a new bill aimed at increasing accountability for human rights abuses in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026, contains provision for potential sanctions against Fulani militias and Kwankwaso.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, Yesufu said, \u201cWell, I would say as a person, it did not come to me as a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw it coming as soon as Kwankwaso took those lawmakers you mentioned to the cleaners when they actually questioned their propriety of coming to investigate the country and asking America to allow us to use discretion in paving the way for a truly free society.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s also shocking in the other way. We should look at it the other way because Kwankwaso is one of the most profound in terms of education encouragement and all that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven the All Progressives Congress, APC, acknowledged that he helped register 10 million voters nationwide, with Kano alone contributing 8 million votes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have started a petition, and I don\u2019t think the American Congress will ignore this. We must consider his background and track record before jumping to conclusions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Abubakar Yesufu, has hinted on possible reasons the US Congress blacklisted former presidential candidate of the party, Rabi\u2019u Kwankwaso. 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