According to New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) spokesman Ladipo Johnson, Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, is to blame for the anti-coalition movement against President Bola Tinubu.
In an interview on Arise TV’s Morning Show on Tuesday, Johnson reportedly alluded to the possibility that Rabiu Kwankwaso, the national leader of the NNPP, is in negotiations with the coalition and other political parties, including the All Progressives Congress (APC).
But Johnson claimed that El-Rufai is the main issue they are facing right now since he spoke about the opposition coalition too quickly.
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According to him, it would have been preferable to finalize plans before announcing the collaboration.
El-Rufai rushed too fast and began talking too rapidly, which is the reason for the entire issue we are currently facing, he added. “If I said that we are not talking to anyone, that will be a lie.”
In other words, there are some things you have to put off until the very last minute when you have an incumbent government and you believe you want to take it over. They can identify and stop you more easily if you come out to present your cards.
“All of this nation’s movements and groups are communicating with one another. I have folks who speak to me in my own unique style, and Kwankwaso will undoubtedly be thinking about a variety of things.
Because Kwankwaso is well-aware of the national situation and has always sided with the opposition, it will depend on other factors.
Johnson continued by saying that Kwankwaso is not about stomach infrastructure because he is a moral man and that President Bola Tinubu will choose the former Kano State governor over Abdullahi Ganduje, the national chairman of the APC.
“He is not about stomach infrastructure,” he stated. “He left the ruling PDP when they were discouraged and formed the APC, and he left again when the APC took power.”
“For him, it’s about principles; he is a principled individual, whether you like him or not. In Tinubu’s position, would you transport Kwankwaso to Ganduje? What is the contribution that Ganduje makes?
