Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has said that he refused from going ahead with the alliance talk with his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi because he is more qualified than him giving that he holds a PHD as against Obi that is a mere trader.
He stated this while speaking at the Chatham House in the United Kingdom on Wednesday.
Citing his qualifications, the former governor of Kano said he is ready for a discussion with any presidential candidate who has better qualifications than him.
I am a PhD holder in civil engineering. I check your candidate for what he has. I have been in the system for over 30 years now. I was a civil servant for 17 years. I wasn’t a trader,” he said.
“I was deputy speaker of the house in 1992; I was in the constitutional conference elected delegates. I was governor of Kano state for eight years. I was in the senate. If anyone wants Kwankwaso to withdraw, let’s bring criteria and select the best
“Anytime I have a better candidate, I’m ready to talk to him. If you have a party which is based on ethnicity and religion — that is the difference between the Labour Party and our party, which is a national party.
