Kwankwaso will never be a running mate to Peter Obi – NNPP

Former lawmaker at the federal House of Representatives and chieftan of the New Nigeria’s Peoples Party, NNPP, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has ruled out speculations that the presidential candidate of his party, Rabiu Kwankwaso will be a running mate to Labour Party’s, Peter Obi.

Jibrin expressed this on Sunday during an interview on Channels Television amid reports that the Kwankwaso is in talks with Obi over a planned merger. According to him, Kwankwaso is more experienced than Obi and cannot deputize the Labour Party candidate.

He said, “Very clearly, Kwankwaso will not be a running mate to Peter Obi. By every standard, Kwankwaso should be the presidential candidate due to his numerous experiences”.

“At the end of the day , when you look at contribution in terms of votes, it will be a ratio of about 70 to 30%. We are looking at bringing 70% of votes from the North”