Daniel Kanu (politician)

Kanu's involvement in Nigerian politics involved him in a number of different political organizations and groups, notably including organizing Youth Earnestly Ask for Abacha (YEAA) and leading 2 Million Man March in support of controversial leader General Sani Abacha,^{[1][3][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]} and considered to be the largest gathering in history of Nigeria. In 2002, he won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Primary election for Federal House of Representatives (AMAC and Bwari), but his win was annulled by the PDP due to what they claimed were unverifiable certificates and unclear antecedents.^[16][17][18] In 2011, Daniel Kanu was appointed Senior Special Assistant (Agriculture and Water Resources) to the Governor of Imo State, Nigeria.^[19] Kanu was appointed Special Adviser to the Governor of Imo State, Nigeria, in 2012.^[20]

Kanu is the founder and sponsor of the Daniel Kanu Youth Foundation, which works to promote youth through education and sports. The organization is a core sponsor of the Federal Capital Territory Football Association League in Abuja.^{[21][22][23][24][25]} In 2014, Daniel Kanu again launched the youth sponsoring New Deal Organization focused heavily on fostering youth development and reducing youth crime.^{[1][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]} He is also a Founder of Body Builders Association of Nigeria (BBAN)^[6]