NNPP’s Johnson Accuses El-Rufai of Fueling Coalition Problems

Ladipo Johnson, the NNPP’s spokesperson, believes that Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, is to blame for the anti-coalition movement against President Bola Tinubu.
In a Tuesday interview on Arise TV’s Morning Show, Johnson reportedly alluded to possible negotiations between the alliance and the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Rabiu Kwankwaso, the national leader of the NNPP.
Johnson, however, claimed that El-Rufai is the main issue they are currently facing since he spoke about the opposition coalition too quickly.

He claimed that finalizing plans before announcing the coalition would have been preferable.

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“If I say that we are not talking to anyone, it would be a lie,” he said. “El-Rufai pushed too fast and started talking too hastily, which is the reason for the entire issue we are currently facing.
All I’m trying to convey is that there are some things you have to put off until the very last minute when you know you want to overthrow the current government. It is easy for them to identify and stop you when you come out to display your cards.

All of the different movements and factions in our nation are communicating with one another. People speak to me in different ways, and I’m sure Kwankwaso will be thinking about a variety of things.

“It will depend on other factors because Kwankwaso is well-aware of the national situation and has always sided with the opposition.”

Adding that President Bola Tinubu will choose the former Kano State governor over APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje, Johnson insisted that Kwankwaso is not about stomach infrastructure because he is a moral man.

He stated, “He is not about stomach infrastructure. He left the ruling PDP when they were discouraged and formed the APC, and he left again when the APC took power.”

Whether you agree with him or not, he is a principled individual, therefore it all comes down to principles. Would Kwankwaso be taken to Ganduje if you were Tinubu? What are Ganduje’s contributions?