Former presidential candidate of New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, and now Chieftain of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Rabiu kwankwaso says only a fool would believe that he is currently working for the success of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027.
Speaking on Wednesday night in an interview with Global TV, while reacting to claims by Sanusi Bature, spokesperson for Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, that he was indirectly working for Tinubu’s re-election, Kwankwaso promptly dismissed the claims and described them as false.
The former Governor recalled that similar rumours had been circulated since his days in the New Nigeria People’s Party and made it clear that his political commitment was to the Nigeria Democratic Congress.
“I think only foolish people would believe that. We are not working for anybody. We are only working for NDC.
“Bola Tinubu has been my senior brother and good friend up till now. But that doesn’t mean we shall pull all our political ideologies together with him.
“He is doing his own, and I am doing my own,” he noted.
The leader of the Kwankwasiya movement explained that his camp decided to support former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the NDC because they realised that the former Anambra Governor is the best candidate.
According to him, “When we joined the NDC, we invited all our leaders from the six geopolitical zones, and we sat down and looked at the situations. We then decided to come together and work as a family.
“The party, in its own wisdom, decided to zone the presidential ticket to the south. We looked around across the zones, and we realised that Peter Obi is the best candidate. That was our assessment at that particular time.”
On his popularity in the North and mobilization of votes for Obi/ Kwankwaso joint ticket in the North-East and North-West, Kwankwaso expressed confidence that the coalition has enough time to convince Nigerians before the election.
“We are trying to convince the people, even those who are going about telling lies to try to take advantage of our differences in the country, which should be our strength, we are working on that.
“And I am happy to say that we are very lucky because from now till January 16, 2027, we have about eight months, which is enough time.
“Those who are telling the lies, the lies will come out, and people will also identify those who are telling the truth and are serious,” the former Kano Governor pointed out.
