According to Ladipo Johnson, spokesman for the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, is to blame for the anti-coalition movement against President Bola Tinubu.
According to reports, Johnson suggested that Rabiu Kwankwaso, the national leader of the NNPP, might be in negotiations with the coalition and other political parties, including the All Progressives Congress (APC), during an interview on Arise TV’s Morning Show on Tuesday.
However, because he spoke too quickly about the opposition alliance, Johnson claimed that El-Rufai is the main issue they are currently facing.
It would have been preferable, he argued, to finalize plans before announcing the coalition.
“It would be a lie if I stated that we are not speaking to anyone,” he said. “El-Rufai pushed too fast and began talking too hastily, which is the reason for the entire issue we are currently facing.
All I’m trying to say is that there are some things you have to put off until the very last minute when you have an incumbent administration and you believe you want to take them on. They can more easily identify you and stop you when you come out to present your cards.
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“Every movement and group in this nation is communicating with every other group. Kwankwaso will undoubtedly be thinking about a variety of things because I have folks who speak to me in my own unique way.
“Kwankwaso is very aware of the situation in the country and has always moved to the opposition, so it will depend on other factors.”
Johnson went on to say that Kwankwaso is not about stomach infrastructure because he is a moral man. He also said that President Bola Tinubu will choose the former Kano State governor over Abdullahi Ganduje, the national chairman of the APC.
“He’s not about stomach infrastructure,” he stated. “He left the ruling PDP when they were discouraged and formed the APC, and he left again when the APC took power.”
For him, it all comes down to principles; whether you agree with him or not, he is a moral individual. Would you transport Kwankwaso to Ganduje if you were Tinubu? What is the contribution of Ganduje?
