2023: I’m Not Stepping Down For Tinubu, Atiku, Says Kwankwaso

Posted by Nwa Diokpa Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State Sunday, September 11th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, has refuted claims that he would be stepping down for the candidate of another party before the 2023 elections.

African Examiner writes that there have been reports that the former Kano State Governor would step down for either the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, or the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu.

However, speaking through his campaign spokesperson, Ladipo Johnson, the NNPP candidate stated that he is contesting to win.

In a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos on Sunday, Johnson said: “Kwankwaso is in the race to win”.

According to him, Kwankwaso has all it takes to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2023 presidential election.

He said, “I do not know how people come up with these assertions and speculations. Kwankwaso cannot and will not step down for any candidate.

“Kwankwaso is not in the race to negotiate. He has the capacity, track record for competence and the political will to lead Nigeria to greater heights.”