“I still remain a member of the NDC, and I have not yet made any plans to decamp,” Hanga said. Despite reaffirming his membership of the NDC, Hanga expressed doubts about the party’s chances of winning the presidential election. Hanga further gave details of events surrounding the emergence of Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo as the NDC governorship candidate and Mustapha Kwankwaso as his running mate. “Kwankwaso sent an emissary to me through the NDC Chairman, Hussaini Isa Mairiga, that he was considering anointing his son, Mustapha, for the governorship seat,” Hanga said. “Although I knew it was a demotion, I accepted, but then I just heard that he, Kwankwaso, had made his son, Mustapha, the governor’s running mate,” Hanga said.