A political associate of the former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, Ibrahim Abdulkarim, has claimed that the erstwhile governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has agreed to a political arrangement with Obi.
According to him, Kwankwaso has agreed to be Obi’s deputy in the 2027 presidential race.
Abdulkarim made the claim during an interview on Trust TV.
He said that the Obidients and the Kwankwassiyya Movements are already aligning towards the Obi/Kwankwaso ticket.
Asked if Obi and Kwankwaso had struck a deal, Abdulkarim said, “Yes, I can categorically tell you that they have agreed.
“We all know that. Both the Obidients and the Kwankwassiyya Movements are aware of the agreement.”
Kwankwaso recently decamped from the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, to the African Democratic Congress (ADC)
His move stirred suspicion that the two political gladiators may have agreed to run for the 2027 presidency on a single ticket.
Meanwhile, spokesperson to Peter Obi, Yunusa Tanko, has stated that political parties seeking victory in 2027 should zone their presidential ticket to the south.
Yunusa made the remarks on Wednesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’, where he spoke on zoning and electoral strategy for unseating the incumbent All Progressives Congress (APC) government.
He argued that maintaining the current power rotation would improve any party’s chances at the 2027 polls.
“The fact still remains that it’s a southern presidency at the moment,” Yunusa said in veiled campaign for his principal Peter Obi’s ticket.
“To make it easy for the party to win, zone it to the South and give the candidacy to the South, and you are sure of winning,” he stated.
Yunusa warned that any deviation from this arrangement could jeopardise electoral changes of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
“Anything short of that will only bring you losing the election,” he added.
He further urged Nigerians to independently assess the political landscape, insisting that public opinion supports his position.
“I am saying this for every Nigerian to critically go and do his own independent poll; it will clearly show that,” Yunusa said.
His comments came amid ongoing debates over zoning and power rotation as political parties begin early calculations ahead of the 2027 presidential race.
