There appear to be renewed plots in political circles around the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s camp to draft Osinbajo back into the 2023 presidential race.

Although close aides of the Vice President described this as mere speculation, arguing that their principal won’t be leaving the All Progressives Congress, APC, sources insisted at the weekend that there were active suggestions going on regarding the possibility of an Osinbajo/Kwankwaso ticket on the platform of the NNDP.

Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, is the presidential candidate of NNPP, a new party that seems to resonate with political elements across many northern states.

Meanwhile, there is insinuation of Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, also running with Kwankwaso on the platform of what their fans called ‘Third Force’.

“One of the factors driving the push for an Osinbajo/Kwankwaso ticket is the need to give vent to what is clearly a nationwide yearning for a different kind of political leadership, something that the VP has come to represent to Nigerians,” one of the sources said.


“On the other hand, Kwankwaso is known to be an accomplished grassroots politician in the North-West who can easily complement the VP”.

Osinbajo had, among others, lost the presidential ticket of the APC to Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu at the Special Convention of the party held at the Eagle Square, Abuja, on June 8.

Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, scooped 1,271 delegate votes to emerge as the party’s candidate in next year’s presidential poll while Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, a former Minister of Transportation, polled 316 votes to come second. Osinbajo polled 235 votes to finish third.

This latest move, according to sources, is being championed by some of the VP’s associates in collaboration with some influential northern politicians.

Regardless of the outcome of the primary, the group has now commenced a move to secure the ticket of the NNPP for the VP.

According to the sources, the plan is to substitute Kwankwaso, whose name has already been submitted by the party as its presidential flag bearer, using the window of substitution which opens until August.

Although close aides of the VP have dismissed the report, describing it as mere speculation, the sources spoke of the possibility of an Osinbajo/Kwankwaso ticket on the platform of the NNPP.

The calculation, one of the sources said, is that religion would play a major role in who succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 and that fielding the VP, a southern Christian, would ensure that the North is freely allowed to choose a Muslim running mate, and as such, Kwankwaso is suitably qualified to deputize Osinbajo.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/06/osinbajo-under-pressure-to-rejoin-presidential-race-allies-plot-vp-kwankwaso-ticket/

What of Obi?

Anybody is allowed to take any step, as for me i will take an OBIDIENT STRP .

This is why we southerners don’t trust the north every of their politician is playing games with the south

Whatever ship this man is riding on better works out well or disgrace him at end .. If this idea is driven by the need to pull this country out of this mess they created in 8 years , so what will change in another 9 years .. Either ways a southerner must take charge

That will be Greedily imbecilic of him. Anyway all our politicians are imbecilic THIEVES.

Get Your PVCs.

The amended Constitution will disqualify him .....

I pity Peter Obi Pandora. He has been begging Kwakwanso to run with him but here we have Kwakwanso and his clique begging Osinbajo to come and run as the presidential candidate of NNPP. This life no fit ever balance .

One thing is clear though, Kwakwanso will never run as VP with Peter Obi. He will lose his popularity and acceptability in the north if he does that.

Kwakwanso,seems to be more confused than any other presidential candidate. Running from pillar to post in search for running mate..

Those who are supporting Atiku/Tinubu have either benefited from these two criminals in the past, or are currently benefiting from the flawed system.

Those who are supporting Obi are mostly the average Nigerian youths who seem convinced that he's the one to make everybody benefit from the system.

I'm of the opinion that Obi, Atiku and Tinubu cannot do sh!t. Nigeria is the only country where almost everybody knows the problem and the solution, yet, it's not working. Why? Because of the structure. You cannot renovate a building with a faulty foundation and expect it to be fine.


Ask yourself these questions;

Will Obi, Tinubu, Atiku, Kwankwaso et'al becoming president automatically change the Constitution?
Will it change the sharing formula by states and FG?
Will it stop the federal character?
Will it stop the budget of national assembly?

Personally, I think what Afe Babalola proposed about an interim government is the only solution that can make us start seeing changes.

All these back and forth will not take this country anywhere even if Obama, Trump, Clinton, King Fahad, etc become the presidents of Nigeria.

Nigeria matter big pass all these grammar weh Obi and Atiku de speak.

Osibanjo should not try it. He should graciously accept his defeat and join hands to work for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu's emergence as the President of Nigeria.


Vote Tinubu 2023. Vote APC.

VoteTinubu2023:
Osibanjo should not try it. He should graciously accept his defeat and join hands to work for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu's emergence as the President of Nigeria.


Vote Tinubu 2023. Vote APC.

Osinbajo is smarter than those pushing for this ticket. He knows quite well that they simply want to use him to divide southern votes and make it easier for Atiku to emerge as president. He won’t fall for it.