Kwankwaso not joining Tinubu, consulting ahead 2027 – NNPP

The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has dismissed speculation that Rabiu Kwankwaso, the national leader of the party and former presidential candidate, was joining the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general election.

Reports in the last few weeks, have speculated that the former Kano governor would dump the NNPP for the ruling party, after key leaders of his party in Kano defected to APC recently.

But Ladipo Johnson, National Publicity Secretary of the party stated in an interview with BusinessDay, noting that there was no time the former presidential candidate nursed the idea of joining the ruling party or the Tinubu’s government.

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Johnson said Kwankwaso was busy building the NNPP to become a formidable opposition in the country, and was also consulting with politicians on how to build a strong formidable front to rescue the country.

He said the former Kano governor would announce his next political move, at the appropriate time and would not be drawn into any speculation about that for now.

“It is not true that Kwankwaso is joining the APC. All the stories are sponsored by the APC and Ganduje. They know that even if Kwankwaso joins the APC he is more important than them.

“He is busy working on how to reposition the party ahead of 2027 and consulting with leaders on the best way to rescue the country. Kwankwaso would announce his next at the right time”, Johnson said.