Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano, has dismissed claims insinuating he is working for the interest of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Kwankwaso, who spoke on Wednesday night in an interview with
Global TV, noted that certain persons have been peddling the rumours since his
days in the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).
Sanusi Bature, spokesperson for Abba Yusuf, Kano governor,
had alleged that Kwankwaso, former national leader of the NNPP, is indirectly
working for Tinubu’s re-election.
He alleged that Kwankwaso worked for Tinubu in 2023, and had
recently pushed for a direct meeting with the president, which did not
materialise.
However, Kwankwaso refuted the allegations, saying only
foolish people would believe the claims.
“I think only foolish people would believe that. We are not
working for anybody. We are only working for NDC,” he said.
“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.”
The ex-minister of defence said even though he belongs to
another political party, he believes the president is not aware of the issues
plaguing the country because those around him are not telling him the truth.
“Normally under the current circumstances, the president may
not see what is happening. And unfortunately, most of the people around him are
actually the ones creating the problems,” Kwankwaso said.
“So, in those circumstances, it is difficult to see who will
advise him or tell him the obvious situation. What they normally tell and what
they are doing is to pick governors. I think going by the number of governors
now, APC is number one.”
On May 3, Kwankwaso and Peter Obi, 2023 presidential
candidate of the Labour Party (LP), joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress
(NDC), where they have been holding talks bordering on a joint presidential
ticket.
However, Bature said any potential political arrangement
between the duo would be short-lived.
Reacting, Kwankwaso said his camp decided to support Obi
because it believes he is the best candidate from the south.
“When we joined the NDC, we invited all our leaders from the
six geo-political zones and we sat down and looked at the situations. We then
decided to come together and work as a family,” Kwankwaso said.
“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.”
Asked if he is popular across the north and how he would
help Obi galvanise votes in the north-east and north-west, Kwankwaso said the
coalition still has enough time to convince Nigerians before the general
election.
“I can’t start telling our viewers that I am popular. I
think it’s up to the people out there to tell. We are just in the field,
working very hard,” he said.
“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.”
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