https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYfW12caids

The candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Wednesday, belittled Labour Party (LP), alluding to it as a sectarian party “based on ethnicity and religion”.

Kwankwaso said this during his appearance at the London-based Chatham House, where he spoke on the topic ‘Nigeria’s 2023 elections: Service delivery and policy alternatives’.

Responding to a question about possibly stepping down for Peter Obi of LP, the former Kano State governor, who clearly found the line of questioning offensive, berated his opponent’s party, but not before taking aim at the audience member responsible.

“That’s the problem we have. The gentleman who stood up there, I’m sure he comes from particular group or region, without even asking him,” he said.

“If you have a party which is based on ethnicity and religion – that’s the difference between Labour Party and of course our party which is a national party, New Nigeria Peoples Party.

“While we’re accusing leaders of being one thing or the other negative, I think the followers also must learn how to be Nigerians, not coming from one part of the country.

“Let me say that I was one of those initially wanting to work together with the Labour Party, but unfortunately at that time, Labour Party was under very serious media hype and therefore they could not see reason.”

Motioning to the audience member, Kwankwaso added, “He’s still not seeing reason.”

The NNPP standard bearer said he wished the participant had not gone so far as to ask about him stepping down for Obi without any mention of either the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“You would have said ‘[step down] to work with Labour or to work with APC or PDP.’ That would have been more responsible. But you cannot come to London. Maybe people here don’t even know what is happening.

“And I want to say that our party, NNPP, is the only grown party in Nigeria today. We have seen the maximum [of] any party, especially the party you mentioned, Labour.

“To us, it’s like Andrews Liver Salt. It just came [all of a sudden]… now, it’s coming down. That’s the reality, just take note of it. And of course, the NNPP, our party, is the only party that is now getting support,” the former Kano governor said.

He asked the audience member to “forget about big, big people who are the actual problem of our country.”

According to him, when it comes to supporters at the grassroots level, the NNPP is “the only party.”

“We have succeeded in locking in northern Nigeria today, in terms of votes, in terms of support. Now, we are working in the southern part of the country.

“For us, the difference between North and South is that North knows us more than the southern part of the country. If you are from the North, I’m sure you wouldn’t have made that statement for Kwankwaso to withdraw for Labour Party.

“Look at my credentials, my brother. I am a PhD holder in civil engineering, and check your candidate, what he has. I have been in the system for over 30 years now. I’ve been a civil servant for 17 years. I wasn’t a trader – civil servant for 17 years!” he said.

Mikalaika:
OBI has performed magic with Labour Party. The fact that all of the opposition parties are talking about Labour Party shows that they are probably the biggest threat to them.

I never really believed that LP would do well in this election. The way these politicians in PDP, APC, NNPP etc are now focussing on them is making me to see a realistic chance for OBI/DATTI. It is unbelievable.

Kwakwanso spent some valuable time to talk about LP on a platform that he should use to canvass for votes.

If they didn’t pose any threat, they won’t be on the lips of the heavyweights, especially APC.

Puremind1225:
You guys always end up making Obi bigger in attempts to bring him down

triple996:
kwankwaso said d bitter truth ,but NA insult dem go insult am as usual

Tinubu Muslim-Muslim ticket is based on what?, Tinubu went to Ogun and told them its the turn of the Yorubas, Atiku went to Kaduna and told his people not to vote for Igbo or Yoruba, Obi yet to say such to Igbos, all the three candidates Tinubu, Atiku and Kwankwaso has been visiting Islamic leaders in the North and west, Tinubu recently invited all the Islamic leaders in Kano, to tell them what to preach in the mosques, he did the same in Lagos when he invited Islamic leaders in Southwest, Kwakwanso few weeks ago commissioned mosque in Kano, pleaded the Islamic leaders to support him, hypocrisy imagine if it was Peter Obi that built church and commissioned it during this election cycle and invited church leaders,
imagine what they will tag him

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Tinubu Muslim-Muslim ticket is based on what?, went to Ogun and told them its the turn of the Yorubas, Atiku went to Kaduna and told his people not to vote for Igbo or Yoruba, Obi yet to say such to Igbos, all the three candidates has been visiting Islamic leaders, Tinubu last time invited all the Islamic leaders in Kano, to tell them what to preach in the mosque, he did them same in Lagos, Kwakwanso commissioned mosque few weeks ago in Kano pleaded the Islamic leaders to support him, hypocrisy

triple996:

And Peter obi didn't visit churches and pastors??
Peter obi that said these terrorist (ipob/esn) are his brothers whom he wine and dine with, what bigotry can be compared with supporting animals that kill others simply Becus they are his brothers.
LOL

Puremind1225:
You guys always end up making Obi bigger in attempts to bring him down

Naijalarry:

Source- https://www.channelstv.com/2023/01/18/nnpp-is-a-national-party-kwankwaso-mocks-lp-as-based-on-ethnicity-religion/