Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has explained why he decided to form an alliance with former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Speaking during an interview on Monday, Kwankwaso said the North was returning to the political style practised by Nigeria’s founding leaders, including Abubakar Tafawa Balewa and Ahmadu Bello.
According to him, during the Second Republic, former President Shehu Shagari also maintained strong political ties with leaders from the South-East.
The former Kano State governor described the people of the South-East as long-time allies of the North, noting that the region was willing to work together for the progress of the country.
“From my experience as former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, I had the opportunity to work with my Speaker, and we worked very well.
“Now we’re going back to what Tafawa Balewa and Ahmadu Bello did during their time, and in the Second Republic, what Shehu Shagari and others did with the leadership of the South-East.
“But for me, it wasn’t just because we are going to the South-East. No, I looked around together with our leadership in the North to ask who we think is capable, who can come and work honestly with us so that we can move this country forward.
“And along the line, we realised that Peter Obi is at the forefront of it, and that’s why we all accepted to work together,” he said.
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