The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso has explained that the Igbos from the South East are at the bottom line in Nigerian politics.
Kwankwaso also said that the region needs to be more strategic in its approach towards politics.
The former Kano State governor, stated this while explaining why he cannot be a running mate to Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election.
He argued that the South-East is good in business but very poor in politics, adding that the region which lost out on the presidential and vice presidential candidates of both All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), now has a chance with the NNPP.
“In politics they are at the bottom line. Even if my friend (Peter Obi) wants to accept vice presidential candidate, some people in the South-East will not accept, that is not strategic.”
According to him, Bola Tinubu was strategic to have supported the APC in 2015 and “today he is the presidential candidate of the APC.”
Mr Kwankwaso said the best option for the South East was for the zone to partner with NNPP, “this is a golden opportunity, if they lose it, it will be a disaster.”
On the choice of his running mate, Mr Kwankwaso said “we have options in the NNPP in the South to pick a good vice president and one of them is the Labour Party man (Peter Obi) you are talking about.”
Speaking on the chances of NNPP in 2023 elections, Mr Kwankwaso said his party had the structure, organisation and population across the country to contest and win elections.
