Julius Abure, the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), has said Nigerians will not accept former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso as president in 2023 because he hails from the Northwest region which has produced a president.
Kwankwaso had said northerners will not vote for Peter Obi, LP presidential candidate, if he is made the standard bearer of the merger of the two parties.
However, the party’s chair said “The truth of the matter is that it is in his (Kwankwaso’s) own interest for him to take the Vice Presidency”.
“Peter Obi is the man of the moment, he has the credentials and he is the most popular as we speak and not Kwankwaso.
“When you look at fairness and equity, it doesn’t favour Kwankwaso, the mood of the country as it stands does not favour Kwankwaso.
“The late President Musa Yar’adua was from the North West, the current President, Muhammadu Buhari, is from the North West, Nigerians will not accept another person from the North West.
“These are factors that come to play and I don’t think we should be arrogant about it.”
