Kwankwasiyya dismisses PRP’s claim of 2027 alliance talks with Obi, Kwankwaso

The Kwankwasiyya movement has rejected claims by Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), that former Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, held discussions with the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The rebuttal followed comments credited to Baba-Ahmed during a Hausa political programme on DITV Kaduna, where he alleged that talks between the PRP and the two opposition figures collapsed over disagreements relating to conditions for joining the party.

According to Baba-Ahmed, Obi and Kwankwaso allegedly demanded assurances that they would secure the party’s presidential ticket without facing internal competition.

“They came and said they wanted to join the PRP, but when we sat down and discussed with them, there were certain demands they made,” he reportedly said.

The PRP chairman further stated that the party rejected the alleged conditions, insisting that all aspirants seeking elective office under its platform must comply with democratic procedures and contest fairly.

However, reacting to the claims, spokesperson of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Habibu Sale, described the allegation as unfounded, insisting that no formal meeting or negotiation ever took place between Kwankwaso, Obi and the PRP leadership.

Sale said there was no official evidence suggesting that the opposition figures engaged the PRP in talks over possible defection or presidential arrangements.

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“To us, there is no official evidence that Peter Obi and Kwankwaso sat down and discussed moving into the PRP,” he said.

He acknowledged that the PRP, alongside other political groups, had made efforts in recent months to reach out to opposition blocs and coalition forces amid ongoing realignments ahead of the 2027 polls.

According to him, the outreach became more noticeable during the internal crisis within the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which created uncertainty among opposition stakeholders.

“We know the PRP itself, like the NDC, tried to reach out not only to Peter Obi and Kwankwaso but to all coalition forces, especially at the period when the crisis in the ADC became apparent,” Sale stated.

The Kwankwasiyya spokesperson, however, maintained that such contacts never matured into official negotiations or discussions involving conditions for presidential tickets.
“There was no formal sitting that warranted any request or condition being put forward by my principal,” he added.

Sale also dismissed suggestions that Kwankwaso or Obi would seek automatic presidential tickets from the PRP, arguing that the party currently lacks the political strength to attract such negotiations from leading opposition figures.

“At this point in time, the PRP is not a party that can boast of being formidable enough to warrant Kwankwaso and Peter Obi making such demands,” he said.

He further noted that Baba-Ahmed had repeatedly made public appeals inviting opposition politicians and coalition groups to consider the PRP as a political platform, stressing that such invitations were not directed solely at Kwankwaso.

The latest exchange comes amid growing speculations over possible alliances and coalition talks among opposition figures seeking to challenge the ruling APC in the 2027 general elections.