Obi, Kwankwaso have no legacy to win 2027 election — Ganduje

Abdullahi Ganduje, the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has asserted that presidential hopefuls Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso lack the governance experience and political legacy required to win Nigeria's 2027 presidential election. Ganduje expressed his views to journalists in Abuja, dismissing the potential of an Obi-Kwankwaso alliance on the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress.

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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 specifically questioned the leadership credentials of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, citing his tenure as governor of Anambra State. "What did he do as a governor? What legacy did he leave as a governor?" Ganduje asked, further inquiring about Obi's other governance roles and his capacity to manage the country effectively.

The former APC chairman also scrutinized Kwankwaso's political record, noting that he did not serve two consecutive terms as governor of Kano State, unlike some other governors who completed eight years. Ganduje contrasted this with the tenures of Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau and himself, both of whom served two consecutive terms. He questioned what specific legacy Kwankwaso had left in Kano that would convince voters of his capability to serve as Vice President at the federal level.

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Peter Obi was a governor in Anambra State. What did he do as a governor? What legacy did he leave as a governor? And from that, what other responsibility in governance did he hold where he made a mark to the extent that we believe he will be able to manage this country effectively and efficiently?

Ganduje concluded that an Obi-Kwankwaso ticket would fail to gain traction, even in Kano State, describing it as "dead on arrival." He implied that their political legacies were insufficient to secure victory in the upcoming presidential election.

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So I don’t think, even in Kano, what legacy specifically can you say that he has left in Kano that will convince the people of Kano and the people of Nigeria that he will be a successful vice-president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria? I think that, as I earlier said, it is dead on arrival.