Spokesman for the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ladipo Johnson, has said that President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) would not be insulting if they proposed that Rabiu Kwankwaso would be offered the vice-presidential slot in the 2027 elections.
In an interview with Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Monday, Johnson said members of the APC reached out to him regarding a possible Tinubu-Kwankwaso pairing
“It’s not insulting to offer him the vice president slot; whether he accepts or not is a different matter,” Johnson stated.
He also added that since the elections in 2023, the NNPP has kept its door open to speaking with any party expressing interest in working for the country’s betterment.
Johnson is also one of the people who has been working with Kwankwaso since 2013. Ultimately, he said, the decision will be by consensus of the NNPP.
“People from the APC have called me to say: ‘If he is offered, please encourage him to accept,’ but it is a team game,” he added.
Kwankwoson a former Kano State governor and the NNPP’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, remains a significant political figure in Kano and the Northern Nigeria.
