PRP Chairman: We're Still Friends With Obi, Kwankwaso Despite Parting Ways

The People's Redemption Party (PRP) has clarified its relationship with former presidential aspirants Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, stating that they remain friends despite parting ways.

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Yes, they did come to our party. We spent some time discussing whether they could come into the party, whether they could join the party. In the end, they decided that there wasn’t enough evidence on the ground that their needs would be met by the party, and they moved on, and we parted as friends, and we’re still friends with them.

Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the National Chairman of PRP, addressed allegations that Kwankwaso had purchased 69 nomination forms for PRP candidates in Kano. He firmly denied these claims, labeling them as "complete fiction" and explaining that the party sells nomination forms exclusively from Abuja, not from local branches like Kano. Baba-Ahmed stated that the individual making the accusation is not recognized by the party and lacks any authority to sell forms.

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This is complete fiction, and I am grateful for this, the opportunity to clarify this with the state chairman, the real state chairman of the PRP in Kano had already stated, released a statement saying this is just complete false account.

Baba-Ahmed recounted that both Obi and Kwankwaso had explored joining the PRP. However, they ultimately decided against it, citing insufficient evidence that their needs would be met by the party. He emphasized that the parting was amicable and that they continue to maintain friendly relations.

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There’s no way former Governor Kwankwaso could have bought 69 forms from from the PRP in Kano. We don’t sell forms in Kano, we sell forms from Abuja.

The PRP chairman also confirmed that the party has already selected its candidates through primaries and is submitting their names to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He expressed amusement and shock at the baseless allegations regarding the nomination forms.

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He has no position. He is not in any position, he has has no authority to sell any forms. We don’t know him. It is possible that this entire thing has been contrived as part of some problems or some politics in Kano.