Kwankwaso has explained his alliance with Peter Obi citing Northern political tradition.
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has explained the reason behind his political alliance with former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
Speaking during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme on Monday, Kwankwaso said the North is returning to the political style adopted by Nigeria’s founding leaders, including Abubakar Tafawa Balewa and Ahmadu Bello.
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According to him, former President Shehu Shagari also maintained strong political relationships with leaders from the South-East during the Second Republic.
Kwankwaso stated that the people of the South-East have historically maintained cordial relations with the North and expressed readiness to work together for national development.
“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,” he said.
“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.”
The former Kano governor added that the alliance with Obi was not merely based on regional considerations but on competence and trust.
“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 realized that Peter Obi is at the forefront of it, and that’s why we all accepted to work together,” Kwankwaso stated.
