Ganduje Declares Obi-Kwankwaso Ticket 'Dead on Arrival'

Abdullahi Ganduje, the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Kano State, expressed his views on the presidential ticket of Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso under the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, Ganduje asserted that the ticket lacks the necessary political strength and leadership record to gain support in Kano State for the upcoming 2027 general election.

He firmly stated, “I don’t think Peter Obi and Kwankwaso’s ticket will succeed in Kano. It will not succeed.

In fact, it is dead on arrival.” Ganduje questioned Obi's tenure as governor of Anambra, asking what legacy he left and criticized his governance experience. He also pointed out that Kwankwaso did not win two consecutive terms in office, unlike other former governors, and claimed that Kwankwaso has not established a legacy that would convince the people of Kano or Nigerians of his capability to serve as vice-president.