Kwankwaso Supports Obi Against Shettima's Criticism

Rabiu Kwankwaso, the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), defended the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in response to Vice-President Kashim Shettima's remarks criticizing Obi's statistics and economic proposals. During an interview on Channels Television, Kwankwaso stated that Shettima was incorrect to label Obi as a master of bogus statistics, asserting that most of the figures presented by Obi were accurate.

He acknowledged that while Obi could make mistakes, the disputed claims might have resulted from a slip of the tongue. Kwankwaso praised Obi's familiarity with development statistics, emphasizing that it is a valuable quality for a presidential candidate.

Shettima had previously criticized Obi for allegedly making unsupported claims about winning the 2023 presidential election and described him as “the master of bogus statistics and incoherent economic prescriptions.” Shettima also commented on the adoption of foreign policies without considering Nigeria's unique circumstances.