{"id":98678,"date":"2022-08-28T10:12:20","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T09:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=98678"},"modified":"2022-08-28T10:12:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T09:12:20","slug":"why-i-refused-to-be-peter-obis-running-mate-kwankwaso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/why-i-refused-to-be-peter-obis-running-mate-kwankwaso\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Refused To Be Peter Obi&#8217;s Running Mate \u2013 Kwankwaso"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1742392967380614725\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A former Governor of Kano State and Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria People\u2019s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso has explained why his alliance with Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party collapsed.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nKwankwaso, who spoke in an interview with newsmen said he turned down the request to serve as running mate to Obi because the mood of the North does not support a Southern presidency.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, most northerners wanted power to remain in the North even after President Muhammadu Buhari must have completed his eight years in office<\/p>\n<p>When told that many young Nigerians were unhappy with him that the planned alliance with Obi failed, Kwankwaso said: \u201cYes, I did everything possible for that alliance to work for many obvious reasons. 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