Group claims Kwankwaso disrespects and misrepresents the North. Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso A group, the Arewa Youths Progressive Alliance, has distanced itself from a remark attributed to Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, that electors from the North will only support politicians from the region. Alhaji Sambo Galadima, the group's spokesman, pointed out that "the North is neither anti-progress nor xenophobic toward other Nigerians." In a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna, Galadima claimed that the former governor of Kano State's portrayal of the region was not only insulting to the area but also inaccurate of the genuine nature of the average northern voter. The NNPP presidential candidate Kwankwaso claimed on Channels TV that the North was retrogressive, but the NNPP spokesman pointed out flaws in that claim. Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso's statements paint the North as backwards and the typical northern voter as callou...