The 2027 vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has tackled 31 Nigerian governors for backing President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid as a substitute of working of their states.
Mr Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, spoke on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Thursday evening.
PREMIUM TIMES studies that at the least 31 governors have publicly endorsed the 2027 re-election bid of Mr Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Some of the governors – similar to Osun State’s Ademola Adeleke and Anambra’s Charles Soludo – aren’t members of the APC.
Speaking on the Channels TV present, Mr Kwankwaso argued that each the governors and Mr Tinubu had been teaming up forward of the 2027 basic elections as a result of they lacked confidence in profitable re-elections on their very own.
“I believe a number of mistakes had been being made by the governors to the extent that they themselves consider that they don’t seem to be competent sufficient to win elections on their very own.
“Therefore, they had to lean towards the president. And I believe the president also believes that he can’t do it himself. He has to lean towards the governors,” he stated.
‘APC and governors are worried about NDC, Peter Obi’s recognition’
Mr Kwankwaso boasted that the NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is very in style in Southern Nigeria forward of the 2027 elections.
He additionally argued that the NDC had gained a powerful presence in northern Nigeria and that the celebration now has a “formidable team” on condition that many Nigerians searching for to resolve the nation’s issues are with the celebration.
The former governor believes the NDC’s recognition has turn out to be a priority for the governors backing Mr Tinubu’s re-election bid.
“I consider that there is no such thing as a governor who is just not involved concerning the recognition of our candidate, the ticket itself, and naturally our celebration.
“So I personally believe that the governors don’t understand the dynamics now. But I believe that on election day, they will realise that the APC has made very serious mistakes over the years,” he stated.
‘Hardship and insecurity will make Tinubu and the APC fail’
Mr Kwankwaso argued that Mr Tinubu and the APC’s recognition have diminished because of rising hardship and insecurity throughout the nation.
“The challenge of safety, particularly in northern Nigeria. The challenge of poverty, everyone is very a lot conscious of it.
“You can see that the major issues in this country are not being addressed,” he stated.
Continuing, the politician stated: “People are in a very troublesome state of affairs at the moment. Many of them have left their villages and cities and have been away for a few years now.
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“But I can tell you, outside here, and even here in Abuja, people are very angry. And people are looking for a way out.”
The NDC vice-presidential candidate then expressed concern that the ruling APC may rig the 2027 election.
“Normally, as politicians, in the event that they (APC) realise that they don’t seem to be in style and that they don’t seem to be being liked by their folks, the tendency is for them to begin pondering of the way and manners (to rig the elections).
“And we have heard many of them, especially the people around them, that as usual, they are boasting that even if they get 1,000, they will write the result for themselves,” he stated.
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