Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC Abdullahi Ganduje, says the Peter Obi-Rabiu Kwankwaso Presidential ticket will fail in Kano during the 2027 general election.
According to Daily Trust, Ganduje made the remark on Tuesday while speaking to journalists, saying the two politicians lack what it takes to win a presidential election in the country.
The former APC boss said the will not even win in Kano, which is regarded as one of the battle ground states in the 2027 presidential election.
Obi and Kwankwaso are the presidential candidates of the opposition African Democratic Congress, ADC. They are running under the OK acronym.
Ganduje said, “I don’t think Peter Obi and Kwankwaso’s ticket will succeed in Kano. It will not succeed. In fact, it is dead on arrival.”
The former Kano state governor said Obi’s record as governor of Anambra is nothing to wrote home about, asking: “What did he do” when he was the Governor of Anambra state.
He stated, “Because Peter Obi was a governor in the south-east geopolitical zone, a governor in Anambra state. What did he do as a governor? What legacy did he leave as a governor?
“And from that, what other responsibility in governance did he hold that he made a mark to the extent that we believe he will be able to manage this country effectively and efficiently?”
Ganduje also criticised Kwankwaso’s political record in Kano, noting that he did not secure consecutive terms as governor.
He said Kwankwaso did not leave a legacy capable of convincing voters that he could effectively serve as Nigeria’s vice-president.
He argued, “Kwankwaso too, he was a governor of Kano state. He was not able to be a governor back-to-back.
“So far, the two other governors in Kano were able to win elections back-to-back. Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau was able to spend eight years straight. Myself, I was able to spend eight years straight.
“But he was not able, after the first term, he was not able to make it until after eight years, then he was able to come back.
“So I don’t think, even in Kano, what legacy specifically can you say that he has left in Kano that will convince the people of Kano, will convince the people of Nigeria that he will be a successful vice-president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria? I think that, as I earlier said, is dead on arrival.”
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