Kwankwaso Offers to Be Obi's Running Mate in 2027

Former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has declared his willingness to serve as running mate to Peter Obi or any southern candidate chosen by the Nigeria Democratic Congress for the 2027 presidential election. The announcement came during interviews on Arise Television's Prime Time program and at the NDC's national convention in Abuja, where delegates zoned the party's presidential ticket to southern Nigeria for a single four-year term, with the position rotating back to the North afterward.

Kwankwaso, a former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, and Obi, ex-governor of Anambra State and 2023 Labour Party candidate, joined the NDC earlier this month after departing the African Democratic Congress. The move has drawn supporters, including politicians and grassroots groups, with Kwankwaso noting new offices opening across Nigeria and abroad. "Since we decided to join NDC, Nigerians have decided to come and join us," he said.

The alliance aims to address national challenges, particularly insecurity. Kwankwaso stated that he and Obi had agreed to confront security issues directly. "Both of us, my humble self and Peter Obi, have agreed to tackle the...