2023: Reactions As NNPP Rejects Kwankwaso Deputizing Peter Obi

 

Nigerians have reacted after the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in a report dismissed that its presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso will deputize Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the

2023 general elections.

NNPP described the media report titled: “NNPP-LP alliance: ‘Kwankwaso can deputise Obi’ as misleading and embarrassing to ‘our great party’ saying it is the figment of the reporter’s imagination.

According to the NNPP via National Publicity Secretary of the party, Dr, Agbo Major on Sunday, there was never a time such a discussion or negotiation was held.

He said, “NNPP has never at any time said its esteemed Presidential Candidate, His Excellency, Engr. Dr. Rabiu Musa kwankwaso could accept to be Labour Party, Peter Obi’s deputy.

“The report is misleading and embarrassing to our great party, its Presidential Candidate, Kwankwaso and millions of supporters in Nigeria and in the diaspora, and urges journalists to crosscheck their reports before publishing them to avoid national disaffection ahead of the crucial 2023 general election.

“As a mass movement, NNPP acknowledged alliance talks with Labour Party that would consolidate and boost the nation’s frail democracy as we collectively strive for a new Nigeria which the party champions.“

He noted that the NNPP has high regard for journalists as the watchdog of society and major stakeholders in the Nigeria democratic process and urges them to always crosscheck their reports before publishing them in tandem with the ethics of their profession.

Major expressed confidence that together with the media, the NNPP “shall build a strong, virile, progressive and egalitarian democratic society.“

The dismissive report may have dashed the hopes of many Peter Obi’s supporters who were clamouring for the alliance between the two parties.

Reacting to the report, one Minime10 wrote; “You people should keep your kwankwaso, we are keeping our own Peter Obi. Mind you, Obi can’t be anybody’s VP. If voting Obi at the poll means votes wasting, I shall be so delighted to waste my vote on Obi, that I have decided.”

Another user, 1nice wrote;  ”If kwankwaso of NNPP refuse to serve as Peter Obi’s running mate, then kwankwaso and his NNPP Party should forget merging with Labour Party because Peter Obi can never be Vice President to kwankwaso; God forbid.