Ganduje: Obi and Kwankwaso Lack What It Takes for 2027 Election

Former APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, do not have the records and legacy needed to win the 2027 presidential election.

Ganduje spoke with journalists on Tuesday in Abuja. He also said that an Obi-Kwankwaso presidential ticket would not get support in Kano State.

“I don’t think Peter Obi and Kwankwaso’s ticket will succeed in Kano. It will not succeed. In fact, it is dead on arrival,” he said.

He questioned Obi’s time as governor of Anambra State. Ganduje said the former governor has not shown the leadership needed to run the country well.

“Peter Obi was a governor in Anambra State. What did he do as a governor? What legacy did he leave as a governor?

“And from that, what other responsibility in governance did he hold where he made a mark to the extent that we believe he will be able to manage this country effectively and efficiently?” he asked.

Ganduje also criticized Kwankwaso’s political record. He pointed out that unlike some former governors of Kano, Kwankwaso did not serve two terms in a row.

“Kwankwaso too, he was a governor of Kano State. He was not able to be a governor back-to-back.

“So far, the two other governors in Kano were able to win elections back-to-back. Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau was able to spend eight years straight. Myself, I was able to spend eight years straight.

“But he was not able, after the first term, to return until after eight years,” Ganduje said.

Ganduje argued that Kwankwaso has not left a legacy that would convince voters he could serve well at the national level.

“So I don’t think, even in Kano, what legacy specifically can you say that he has left in Kano that will convince the people of Kano and the people of Nigeria that he will be a successful vice-president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria?

“I think that, as I earlier said, it is dead on arrival,” he said.