2027: ‘Ganduje is just blabbing’- NDC defends Obi-Kwankwaso ticket

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC)  and the Obidient Movement have fired back at former APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje over his attack on the Peter Obi-Rabiu Kwankwaso presidential ticket.

Ganduje had described the ticket as “dead on arrival,” insisting that Obi and Kwankwaso lacked the political strength and governance records required to win the 2027 presidential election.

Reacting, NDC Deputy National Publicity Secretary Abdulmumin Abdulsalam dismissed the former Kano State governor’s assessment.

“I think Ganduje is just blabbing,” Abdulsalam said in an interview with The Punch.

He claimed Ganduje had lost political relevance in Kano and was being sidelined within the ruling APC.

Abdulsalam expressed confidence that the NDC would defeat the APC in Kano because of Kwankwaso’s political influence in the state.

“We are confident of clearing all the state Assembly seats. We are also confident of winning the senatorial, House of Representatives and governorship elections as well,” he said.

He described Kwankwaso as a formidable political force, noting that Ganduje previously served as his deputy governor.

The NDC spokesman also pointed to Obi’s performance in the 2023 presidential election as evidence of his nationwide popularity.

He predicted that Nigeria’s economic difficulties would attract more northern voters to Obi in 2027.

National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Yunusa Tanko, also questioned Ganduje’s credibility and defended the records of Obi and Kwankwaso.

Tanko claimed Obi left ₦75 billion in Anambra State’s coffers at the end of his tenure as governor.

He also cited infrastructure projects and overseas scholarship programmes implemented by Kwankwaso’s administration in Kano.

According to him, the educational programmes produced pilots, nurses and engineers for the state.

Tanko maintained that Ganduje had no basis to question the achievements of the two former governors.

“His statement and attempt to discredit the duo are dead on arrival,” he said.