{"id":197586,"date":"2026-03-24T17:49:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/kano-aide-denies-directive-to-discard-kwankwasiyya-cap"},"modified":"2026-03-24T18:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:59:16","slug":"kano-aide-denies-directive-to-discard-kwankwasiyya-cap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/kano-aide-denies-directive-to-discard-kwankwasiyya-cap","title":{"rendered":"Kano Aide Denies Directive to Discard Kwankwasiyya Cap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Kano State Government has denied rumors that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf recently stopped wearing the red cap.<\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, stated that there was no order for supporters to stop wearing the traditional red and white attire of the Kwankwasiyya movement.<\/p>\n<p>The clarification comes after Yusuf was seen in Yola, Adamawa State, at a political gathering alongside Vice President Kashim Shettima, Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni, and other prominent figures.<\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s decision to implement the red cap policy had sparked speculation about a possible widening divide between him and his political mentor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, known for its distinctive white attire and red caps.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on his Facebook page, Tofa responded to the claims, explaining that the event in Yola had a particular dress code and did not signal any change in political direction.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote: \u201cThere has been no directive to remove the red cap. The trip to Yola in Adamawa State was a special event where important people wore a specific type of clothing. Everything has its time.\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. The Kano State Government has denied rumors that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf recently stopped wearing the red cap. The governor\u2019s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, stated that there was no order for supporters to stop wearing the traditional red and white attire of the Kwankwasiyya movement. The clarification comes after Yusuf was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":197584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-197586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kano Aide Denies Directive to Discard Kwankwasiyya Cap - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Kano State Government has denied rumors that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf recently stopped wearing the red cap. 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