Supporters of former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, under the aegis of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, have said the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to Southern Nigeria in the interest of national unity.
NewsWatch Nigeria reports that the National Coordinator of the movement, Habeeb Saleh, stated this on Monday during an interview on Arise Television.
Saleh said the zoning arrangement reflected the party’s belief in one Nigeria and was designed to promote stability, trust and mutual understanding among citizens.
He said, “Zoning the NDC presidency to the South is a product of believing in one Nigeria. But the reality before us is that decisions are taken that will naturally stabilize the entirety of the Nigerians.
“That decision has to be such that it will bring in trust and mutual understanding within ourselves.”
According to Saleh, Nigerians should have confidence in the NDC and its political actors to put the country’s interest first.
He added, “So justification of actually zoning this presidency to the South, the NDC believes that all Nigerians need to be in the same page.
“And they need to also have this confidence that the party, all those actors within the party, are such that have the Nigerian interest at heart.”
