Former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has denied circulating rumours that he reached a power-sharing agreement with opposition presidential candidates Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), according to Daily Trust.
In an interview with the BBC, Kwankwaso, who was the presidential candidate for the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), dismissed the claims, which suggested that he had agreed to alternate terms in office with Atiku and Obi.
“I have no knowledge of such an agreement,” Kwankwaso said. “It angers me to hear that respected elders are spreading lies about something that never happened. I was informed that nearly 45 clerics were gathered and told about this fabricated story. I did not appreciate this at all.”
Kwankwaso clarified that the alleged deal, which supposedly involved Atiku serving for four years, himself serving for another four years, and Obi serving for eight years, was entirely untrue. “This is completely false; such an agreement never existed,” he emphasized.
The former governor also reflected on his departure from the PDP, stating that leaving the party had brought him peace. He recalled the “humiliation” he and his supporters faced within the PDP and expressed dissatisfaction with those now attempting to revive relationships that had been severed.
“Such lies and deceit are precisely why we left,” he said. “Myself, Peter Obi, Wike, and others all left. Now they are coming back, asking us to help those who humiliated us to achieve their goals.”
Kwankwaso’s statements come amid ongoing political discussions and speculation about alliances in the lead-up to the next general elections.
