2027 election: Kwankwaso's top ally speaks on NNPP chieftain accepting to be Shettima's replacement under Tinubu's presidency

• Speculation of a rift betwixt President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima has been noted
• Ahead of the 2027 election, immoderate APC chieftains claimed that President Tinubu whitethorn dump Shettima successful favour of immoderate different bluish politician
• Amid the rumours, the spokesperson for the NNPP, Ladipo Johnson, disclosed that determination person been calls for erstwhile statesmanlike hopeful Rabiu Kwankwaso to judge the Vice President’s slot of the APC if offered such

Legit.ng writer Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has implicit 9 years of acquisition covering elections, politics, and governance successful Nigeria.

FCT, Abuja - Ladipo Johnson, a spokesperson of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has spoken connected the anticipation of President Bola Tinubu offering Rabiu Kwankwaso a vice-presidential (VP) role.

Legit.ng recalls that successful 2015, Kwankwaso was a subordinate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Then successful July 2018, Kwankwaso, alongside 14 serving senators of the APC, defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Tinubu’s bluish strategy faces trial amid Abdullahi Ganduje’s exit from the APC and Kwankwaso’s imaginable entry. Photo credit: @KwankwasoRM
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In 2022, Kwankwaso abandoned the PDP and joined the NNPP. He contested and won the statesmanlike superior held successful Abuja aboriginal that year.

During the 2023 election, Kwankwaso secured 4th spot with astir 1.5 cardinal votes.

Likelihood of Kwankwaso arsenic Tinubu's deputy

As Nigerians look guardant to the 2027 election, Johnson is not ruling retired the anticipation of the erstwhile Kano authorities politician agreeing to enactment with Tinubu successful the adjacent poll.

Johnson spoke connected Channels Television’s 'The Morning Brief' programme connected Monday, June 30, successful a programme monitored by Legit.ng.

He said:

“It’s not insulting to connection him (the vice president slot); whether helium accepts oregon not is simply a antithetic thing."

Furthermore, Johnson said APC members person messaged him astir the anticipation of an confederation betwixt the Kano governmental gladiator and the president.

Johnson, an state of Kwankwaso, said:

“I’ve been with Senator Kwankwaso since 2013, 2014 and it’s ever astir the beliefs of the infinitesimal and whether those you are going to get progressive with would let you oregon marque definite that specified things happen.“Yes, determination are rumours astatine the infinitesimal but it is simply a anticipation due to the fact that aft the 2023 elections, we said we were unfastened to discussions with anyone who wants to determination forward.“People from the APC person called maine to say: ‘Oh, if helium is offered, delight promote him to accept’ but erstwhile it comes to the party, it is simply a squad game.”

NNPP's Ladipo Johnson speaks amid sermon implicit Vice President Kashim Shettima's destiny successful the 2027 election. Photo credit: @KashimSM
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Legit.ng reports that a governmental tempest is brewing wrong the ruling APC amid increasing speculations implicit the destiny of VP Kashim Shettima successful the 2027 statesmanlike race.

The rumour that President Tinubu whitethorn see replacing Shettima arsenic his moving mate up of the 2027 predetermination reached a boiling constituent this June.

Read much connected Kwankwaso:

• Ganduje mentions what helium volition bash if Kwankwaso decides to articulation APC
• 2027: Kwankwaso meets APC’s Barau Jibrin, Pius Anyim astatine Abuja Airport, “defection oregon strategy?”
• “NNPP is dead”: Ganduje alleges Kwankwaso is seeking governmental redemption successful APC

'How Ganduje’s resignation saved him'

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a chieftain of the APC successful Kano, Alhassan Yaryasa, said Abdullahi Ganduje’s resignation arsenic the party’s nationalist president would assistance him debar imminent disgrace.

The erstwhile coordinator of the Tinubu Campaign Organisation for Kano South described Ganduje’s resignation arsenic a omniscient and timely decision. He claimed determination were beardown indications that Ganduje would person been forced retired had helium not resigned from his position.

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Source: Legit.ng