By Kamsi Anayo
The Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has confirmed that there is ongoing talks for a possible coalition involving his party and Peter Obi’s Labour Party (LP).
“We are really talking to Peter Obi, or at least saying that the committee is working to look into the matter (and cooperate with him), and friends and family are coming to talk to us about it,” Mr Kwankwaso told BBC Hausa Saturday morning.
In the interview with BBC, Kwankwaso argued that their collaboration was especially important as the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had not fielded an Igbo vice-presidential candidate.
There are reports that the former Kano State governor will team up with his former Anambra counterpart, become the Vice Presidential candidate to challenge the two major political parties in the country.
The development was also confirmed by the NNPP via their official twitter account.
“We wish to inform Nigerians that, our discussions with @PeterObi and the Labour Party are still ongoing. Special committee was set to discuss arrangements.
“We hope for good results that will give Nigeria a chance to be alive, once again,” they tweeted.
While LP announced a placeholder for the position of its vice presidential candidate in the person of Doyin Okupe, its not yet clear whom the NNPP submitted the electoral umpire.