The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council has accused Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of advancing President Bola Tinubu’s political pursuits following his name on former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race in favour of Peter Obi.
The council described Kwankwaso’s place as reckless and self-serving, arguing that the previous Kano State governor ought to deal with difficult the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) moderately than calling on opposition figures to step apart.
Atiku is the ADC’s presidential candidate for the 2027 election, whereas Kwankwaso is the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
In an announcement on Friday, the ADC Presidential Campaign Council’s director of media and publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, mentioned Kwankwaso’s feedback throughout an interview on Channels Television raised questions on his dedication to constructing a united opposition forward of the election.
Ologbondiyan accused Kwankwaso of directing his consideration to opposition leaders moderately than confronting the Tinubu administration, which he mentioned Nigerians had been wanting to vote out.
“Rather than campaigning against President Tinubu, whose administration Nigerians are eagerly working to vote out, Kwankwaso is fixated on Atiku Abubakar, the ADC candidate, whom millions of Nigerians believe can restore economic stability and make life affordable again,” he mentioned.
The ADC spokesman additionally expressed confidence that Atiku might defeat his opponents in Kano State, Kwankwaso’s dwelling state, no matter whether or not the previous governor supported him.
He argued that the financial difficulties dealing with Nigerians can be a significant factor in figuring out the election’s consequence.
According to Ologbondiyan, the hardship, starvation, poverty and insecurity confronting the nation would form voters’ selections in 2027.
He additional questioned Kwankwaso’s place inside the opposition, arguing that his name for Atiku to step apart was inconsistent with difficult the incumbent authorities.
“Having reportedly described the office of the Vice President as a ‘spare tyre’, he appears more concerned about positioning himself for the 2031 presidential election rather than addressing the urgent challenges confronting Nigerians today,” Ologbondiyan mentioned.
The ADC marketing campaign council spokesman alleged that Kwankwaso’s intervention may gain advantage the APC by creating divisions amongst opposition events and weakening their probabilities of defeating Tinubu.
He maintained that Kwankwaso’s political affect shouldn’t be thought to be indispensable to any candidate searching for victory in Kano.
To assist his argument, Ologbondiyan cited the 2003 and 2007 presidential elections, claiming that former President Muhammadu Buhari secured victories in Kano with out Kwankwaso’s backing.
He argued that Atiku might equally win the state in 2027, even with out the previous governor’s assist.
“What Kwankwaso is doing quantities to advancing President Tinubu’s pursuits. It is a well-known APC technique to make use of prepared collaborators inside the opposition to create confusion, sow division and weaken the collective efforts to result in political change.
“Nigerians are wiser than that and will not allow themselves to be distracted by political manoeuvres designed to rescue an unpopular administration,” he mentioned.
Ologbondiyan additionally accused Kwankwaso of prioritising private political ambitions over the collective pursuits of opposition events.
He alleged that the previous Kano governor’s name was much less about enhancing Obi’s probabilities within the presidential election than positioning himself for political negotiations forward of the 2031 election.
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