Rabiu Kwankwaso, the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has explained his call for former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to step aside for Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential election, recalling their decades of political cooperation.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Kwankwaso confirmed that he wanted Atiku, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, to withdraw from the race.
Asked whether he was insisting that Atiku should step down, the former Kano State governor replied, “Well, yes.”
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