NNPP, Kwankwaso Considering Moves: Join APC or Team Up with Atiku, El-Rufai

Former Kano State governor Rabiu Kwankwaso and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) are currently considering their political choices, with the potential of joining Atiku Abubakar’s opposition alliance or the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Like in the 2023 elections, Kwankwaso and the NNPP would not run separately in the 2027 polls, according to a trustworthy source who spoke to Punch on condition of anonymity.
I can affirm that Kwankwaso and the NNPP would not run as independent candidates like they did in the elections of 2023. The source revealed that they are considering joining President Tinubu’s APC or joining the coalition led by Atiku, el-Rufai, and others, depending on the political climate at the moment.

Ahead of the upcoming general election, a number of political parties and actors are forming strategic partnerships in a rapidly changing political landscape.

In response to mounting rumors, Ladipo Johnson, the National Publicity Secretary for the NNPP, stated in an interview with Punch that the party was in fact taking these strategic choices into consideration.

As for the NNPP, he said, “Well, let me just say this: based on our own experience as the Kwankwasiyya movement, we tend to wait till midterm. In this administration, the midterm will be on May 29. Two years have passed, and two more years remain. We anticipate that appropriate politicking will start at that point.

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Thus, it is true that we have been speaking. I did, however, tell you at the time that I did not want to name the movements, organizations, or individuals that are speaking with us by name. Now, that remains the case.

“As you may remember, there have been numerous articles in newspapers and online suggesting that Senator Kwankwaso is getting close to joining the APC and all that. That is simply how the game works. For self-serving reasons, some people are promoting or furthering that narrative.

However, the fact remains that they will start to hear from us pretty soon. We shall share our actions with our supporters. There are essentially three options available: either we make an alliance with the ruling party, we establish a coalition with Atiku and others, or we stay in the NNPP and continue with those who have supported us throughout. Not that any of these are true at this time. However, these three fundamental possibilities are possible.