Kwankwaso Storms Ibadan, Meets Makinde As 2027 Political Calculations Begin

…As former Kano governor inaugurates NNPP office in Oyo, rekindles PDP history amid alliance speculations

Former Governor of Kano State and national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, today paid a courtesy visit to Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, during a trip to Ibadan.

Kwankwaso said his visit to Oyo State was primarily at the invitation of the NNPP state chairman to inaugurate the party’s office in Ibadan and to discuss party-related matters.

“We are here on the invitation of our party chairman in Oyo State to open our office in Ibadan and discuss important issues concerning our party,” he said.

He explained that before proceeding to the party’s office, he deemed it appropriate to pay a courtesy visit to Governor Makinde, whom he described as a longstanding associate.

“The governor has always been our friend. I thought before going there I should come and pay my respect to him, and that is what I have done,” Kwankwaso stated, adding that the visit was largely based on personal friendship rather than partisan considerations.

Kwankwaso also reflected on his political history, noting his longstanding association with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the platform under which Makinde currently serves as governor.

“We formed the PDP in 1998. By 1999, I was elected Governor of Kano State under the PDP and later served as Minister of Defence,” he said.

“I also returned as governor and held other national assignments under the PDP.”

He added that he later joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) before moving to the NNPP, where he now serves as a national leader.

After meeting with the governor, Kwankwaso proceeded to the NNPP state office for scheduled party engagements and was expected to return to Abuja afterward.