Some change advocates, who want President Bola Tinubu removed in 2027 have insisted that only a strong alliance between the major opposition political parties in the country can oust the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
This followed recent statements by the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi and his New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, counterpart, Rabiu Kwankwaso that the rumoured merger talks between key parties was fake.
Some reports had alleged that Kwankwaso, Obi and former vice president, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party had agreed to form an alliance against the ruling party ahead of 2027.
The report stated that Kwankwaso reached an agreement that himself and Atiku would serve for four years each as Nigerian president, while Peter Obi would do eight.
But, in an interview with BBC Hausa, Kwankwaso denied the purported agreement, saying that events that unfolded in the previous elections should make some leaders refrain from anything related to the selection of candidates.
According to him, some northerners, “who declared themselves as the leaders of the north”, should allow the people to choose who they really want to be President.
Peoplesmind
