Kwankwaso denies claims of a political agreement with Atiku and Peter Obi for 2027

Rabiu Kwankwaso, the National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has strongly denied rumors that he made a political agreement with Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party. The rumors suggested that the three leaders had a plan where Atiku would serve as president for four years, followed by Kwankwaso for another four years, and Obi for eight years.

In an interview with BBC on Monday, December 30, Kwankwaso stated that he was completely unaware of any such arrangement and that the claims were false. He said, “I did not appreciate this at all. They were told that I had agreed to a deal where Atiku would serve for four years, I would serve for another four years, and Peter Obi would serve for eight years. This is completely false; such an agreement never existed.”

Kwankwaso also revealed that he had heard that members of Atiku’s camp were consulting with regional leaders and clerics to push this narrative. However, he emphasized that these were just rumors and lies, which he believes are part of the reason he, along with Obi, Governor Nyesom Wike, and others, left the PDP in the first place.

He added, “Such lies and deceit are precisely why we left. Myself, Peter Obi, Wike, and others all left. Now they are coming back, asking us to help those who humiliated us to achieve their goals.”