New Nigeria People's Party

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said the difference between his party and the Labour Party is that ...

He said, “While we accuse 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. That would have been more responsible.” Kwankwaso, who said this on Wednesday while speaking on his political objectives for Nigeria at the Chatham House in London, the United Kingdom, said he initially wanted to align with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to oust the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but the Labour Party was enjoying a serious media hype and therefore failed to see the reason why Obi should be his running mate.

Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People's Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso said the rich people are the biggest problem of Nigeria.

“If you’re from the North I’m sure you wouldn’t have made that statement for Kwankwaso to withdraw from Labour Party. Now we are working in the Southern part of the country.” “For us, the difference between the North and the South is that the North know as more than the Southern part of the country.

Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), says Peter Obi's Labour Party (LP) is built on ethnicity and religion.

At the time, one talking point that dominated speculations on the possible merger was the choice of who would be presidential candidate between Kwankwaso and Obi. “If you have a party which is based on ethnicity and religion — that is the difference between Labour Party and our party, which is a national party, New Nigeria Peoples Party — while we are accusing leaders of being one thing or the other negative, I think the followers also must learn how to be Nigerians, and not [as someone] coming from one part of the country,” he said. “I was one of those who initially wanted to act together with the Labour Party.

The presidential candidate of NNPP Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso likens the rise of the Labour Party to that of Andrews Liver Salts.

Our party, the NNPP is the only party that is now getting the support. This is the truth that will shock Obidients on 25 February.” “Let me say that I was one of those that initially wanted to work with Labour Party. I wish you did not have to go to that extent. The gentleman that asked the question, I am sure is from a particular part of Nigeria and belong to a particular group. You see, that is the problem we have.