Former presidential aide Bashir Ahmad has stated the choice of former Kano State governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, to emerge because the operating mate to Peter Obi won’t have an effect on the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s political technique in Kano State forward of the 2027 normal elections.
Ahmad who spoke throughout a podcast by way of X, stated Kano and different states within the North-West would play a vital position in figuring out the result of the 2027 elections due to their massive voting populations.
He famous that Kano has the best variety of registered voters within the nation, making the state a serious focus for political events contesting the elections.
He stated Kwankwaso, who stays a outstanding political determine in Kano, had historically been thought to be a frontrunner by many individuals within the state, no matter social gathering affiliations.
“Everybody will be looking at what is going to happen in the North-West, especially the three key states. Every election time, we wait for the results from these three states,” Ahmad stated.
He added that Kwankwaso’s determination to align with Obi wouldn’t essentially alter the APC’s calculations in Kano.
“Had it been Kwankwaso was on the ballot paper, then I would tell you we would have a problem. But now, Kwankwaso being vice-president to Peter Obi has already killed his chances in Kano,” he stated.
Ahmad, nonetheless, acknowledged Kwankwaso’s affect within the state, saying many individuals in Kano considered him as their chief past political social gathering affiliations.
“We see Kwankwaso as our leader in Kano, not just APC people. Everybody, we didn’t expect to see Kwankwaso being the deputy to Peter Obi,” he stated.
The former presidential aide additionally stated the APC’s considerations in regards to the opposition wouldn’t centre on Kwankwaso’s place as Obi’s operating mate, including that the social gathering would give attention to its broader electoral technique.
Ahmad additional raised considerations in regards to the eligibility of a governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Obi’s social gathering, following the discharge of the ultimate listing of candidates by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
He alleged that the social gathering’s governorship candidate in one of many states had failed to fulfill the required {qualifications}.
However, the precise state and the grounds for the alleged disqualification weren’t clear from his remarks.
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