{"id":127967,"date":"2026-06-27T06:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T05:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=127967"},"modified":"2026-06-27T06:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T05:17:12","slug":"obasanjo-kwankwaso-meet-privately-in-kano-as-2027-political-consultations-gather-pace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/obasanjo-kwankwaso-meet-privately-in-kano-as-2027-political-consultations-gather-pace\/","title":{"rendered":"Obasanjo, Kwankwaso meet privately in Kano as 2027 political consultations gather pace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Thursday held a private meeting in Kano, in the latest round of high-level political consultations ahead of the 2027 general election.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The closed-door meeting took place during Obasanjo&#8217;s official visit to Kano State, although neither leader disclosed the issues discussed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Announcing the visit in a post on Friday, Kwankwaso&#8217;s media aide, Saifullahi Hassan, said the former Kano State governor paid a courtesy visit to the former president at his temporary residence in the state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Hassan, Kwankwaso was accompanied by the former Deputy Governor of Kano State and the NDC&#8217;s 2027 governorship candidate in the state, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;His Excellency, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, PhD, FNSE, the Vice-Presidential Candidate of the NDC, last night paid a courtesy visit to elder statesman and former President of Nigeria, His Excellency Olusegun Obasanjo, at his temporary residence in Kano,&#8221; Hassan wrote.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said Obasanjo, who is in Kano on an official assignment, used the opportunity to engage the former governor on issues affecting the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The meeting was warm and constructive, providing an opportunity for both leaders to exchange views on issues of national interest,&#8221; Hassan stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">No further details of the discussion were made public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The meeting comes at a time political consultations and alignments are intensifying ahead of the 2027 general election, and is likely to generate fresh interest over possible opposition strategies in the run-up to the polls.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Obasanjo has maintained a longstanding political relationship with the NDC&#8217;s presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, the former president publicly endorsed Obi, describing him as a leader with the character, competence and commitment required to move Nigeria forward.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since then, both men have sustained close ties, with Obi making several visits to Obasanjo and the two appearing together at a number of national engagements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although Obasanjo has yet to publicly endorse any candidate for the 2027 presidential election, his latest meeting with Kwankwaso\u2014Obi&#8217;s running mate on the NDC ticket\u2014is expected to fuel speculation over ongoing consultations within opposition circles as preparations for the next election gather momentum.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lizzy Chirkpi Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Thursday held a private meeting in Kano, in&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":127968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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