The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has revealed that he urged a group of Fulani people who visited him to ask former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race.
Kwankwaso disclosed this on Thursday while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
He said the group had visited his residence for a courtesy call, which he used as an opportunity to urge them to persuade Atiku to step down from the race.
“I met with a group of Fulani people from across the country who came for a courtesy visit to my house, and I felt it was an opportunity for me to talk to them.
“I asked them to create time before going back to their towns and villages to talk to Atiku to withdraw from the 2027 presidential election.
“Atiku is somebody that I know fairly well, and I have done so much together with him in the past, more than anybody who is around him today,” Kwankwaso said.
2027 presidency: I spoke to some Fulani people to ask Atiku to withdraw – Kwankwaso