A member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Obidient Movement, Dickson Iroegbu, has noted that a Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso joint presidential ticket will make the presidential villa lose sleep.
He stated this in connection with Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State’s resignation from the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, a platform on which he was voted into power, to join the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Yusuf resigned his membership of the NNPP on Friday and is leaving the party alongside members of the House of Representatives and State Assembly.
This comes days after the Kano State Chapter of the NNPP said Yusuf must formally resign his membership before leaving the party.
Yusuf’s decision also comes after he met with President Bola Tinubu behind closed doors.
However, Iroegbu feels this is a good opportunity for Kwankwaso to realize he can form an alliance with Peter Obi, adding that both of them can make a major statement in 2027.
“The movement of the governor, as far as I’m concerned, is the only thing the government of Tinubu has done very well. That’s the only thing you know, bringing the elites to his camp and all that.
“So securing Kano is a big win for him, but will the people move with the governor? That we will find out. Because the governor, did he become governor on his own popularity and all of that?
“Will he take along the people of Kano state? That’s crucial, very important. And Kano voters are very informed. They can make their decision, and I believe that the governor is on his own at the moment.
“Would it be a choice between those who follow the governor and those who follow the leader of the party.
“From the experience Kwankwaso has gotten now, because if the proposal that was given to him in 2023 was accepted, for him to form alliance with Peter Obi and all of that, if he has realized that he can form that alliance, then the two of them can make a major statement in 2027.
“The presidency with Kwankwaso as Vice to Peter Obi will really make Presidential Villa lose sleep,” he stated.
