Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has opened up on why he chose to forge a partnership with former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
Speaking in an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme on Monday, Kwankwaso stated that the North is going back to the political approach adopted by Tafawa Balewa and Ahmadu Bello during their time.
He said during the Second Republic, former President Shehu Shagari also forged a very close alliance closely with leaders from the Southeast.
The former Kano State governor noted that the Southeast people are friends of the North, stating that the region wants to work together with them.
“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 the Second Republic, what Shehu Shagari and others did with the leadership of the Southeast.
“But for me, it wasn’t just because we are going to the Southeast. 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”, added Kwankwaso
