Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate for the New Nigeria Peoples Party, has declared that he will not retire in favor of Atiku Abubakar, the candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party.
Major Agbo, the NNPP’s spokesman, revealed this in a chat with one of our journalists and refuted a claim that Kwankwaso was being pressured to resign for Atiku by northern leaders.
Agbo questioned, “How can somebody come out and say Kwankwaso should step down for Atiku? ” in response to the news. No, Atiku should resign instead.
He asserts that Kwankwaso is in the running to win and that he will become the nation’s next president.
However, the NNPP spokesman did not completely rule out the prospect of alliance negotiations, which he stated would take place on its conditions.
When questioned about the status of the reported discussions between his party and the Labour Party’s presidential campaign staff, Agbo denied the information.
“Go ask Okupe” (Dr Doyin Okupe). Because he entered the negotiation with his “unique” agenda—that Obi should be made president—he was the one who ended the initial alliance talks. Why is Obi elected president instead of Kwankwaso?
Additionally, Agbo and Rufai Alkali, the National Chairman of the NNPP, both agreed that the claim was inaccurate.
Professor of Political Science Alkali claimed that the study was the product of individuals determined to mislead Nigerians in order to gain cheap political points.
He declared, “It is entirely false. We are not at all surprised that this narrative is now being revealed in this manner. Every intelligent Nigerian has been adhering to the pattern.
“They initially claimed that our candidate would leave to make room for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. When we refuted it, they claimed that Peter Obi and the Labour Party had won the NNPP over. They remained silent when we gave them the details.
“Then, during the discourse at the Arewa Consultative Forum, our elders attempted to get the presidential contenders to present their manifestos. We supported the organizers, but we also became aware of forces trying to sabotage the election by utilizing the platform to support a candidate from the North. That project failed when Kwankwaso did not show up.
“Our candidate outlined his strategy a few weeks ago, and it was quite well received. He attended the highly successful AriseTV-CDD presidential debate. He traveled to the South-East and stopped at Enugu and Abakiliki for three days.
“Despite all of their successes, they are now terrified. They have now played the card that he is being pressured to resign. Who should I let go for? under what conditions? Has it ever occurred in Nigeria’s democratic past for a presidential candidate with a strong party supporting him and Nigerians pleading with him to move on to hand over his structures to someone else?
“They are terrified now that he has become a brilliant star. All those responsible should stop because it is nothing more than propaganda and psychological warfare.
