Fourteen days before the commencement of the 2023 general elections, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, watered down the possibility of his counterpart from the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, winning the presidential election.
The former Governor of Kano State was live on Friday evening on Channels Television’s ‘The 2023 Verdict’ when he declared that Obi’s chances of winning the presidential election depend on a merger with him.
The Editor Nigeria understands that Kwankwaso stated this in reaction to a series of independent pre-election polls projecting the former Governor of Anambra State as the winner of the 2023 election.
“You see, I can tell you, and I’ve said it here on this chair when we were about to come together, and I said it that the only opportunity they (Labour Party) had was for us to come together,” Kwankwaso said.
It Might Happen After First Election – Kwankwaso Opens Up On Merger With Leading Candidates
Earlier this month, the presidential candidate of the NNPP said there was no truth to reports claiming that he is planning a merger with other leading candidates.
The Editor Nigeria reports that there have been claims that Kwankwaso is in talks with other presidential candidates concerning a merger. Speaking, however, on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Kwankwaso said, “We are not going to go into discussion with anybody. From now till the 25th, no discussion with any party whatsoever.”
However, the former governor stated that there might be a merger if the election goes into a run-off. “But after the first election, if need be, of course, we would discuss with people,” he added.
Kwankwaso opined that his party is making inroads in major parts of the country, which he believes is enough to give his party victory when Nigerians head to the ballot.
He said, “My discussion now is with the voters. We have been going now from village to village
“People were receiving us in all the villages and towns across the country. We believe we are the people on the ground
“All these guys that are flying from one city to the other don’t even know what the problems that people are having in this country are.”
