Kwankwaso working for Tinubu’s reelection behind the scene – Kano gov’s aide, Bature

Sanusi Bature, spokesman for Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf, has claimed that Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) vice‑presidential candidate, is secretly aiding President Bola Tinubu’s re‑election campaign.

Bature also said that Kwankwaso is “confused” over his political direction.

Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Wednesday, Bature stated: “Kwankwaso is getting confused. Someone who does not believe in a Yoruba presidency has been moving from Abeokuta and Ibadan in search of political fortune. He has been engaging Obasanjo, the Oyo State governor, to secure a political fortune.”

“This is an element of political confusion because if you believe in something you have to work for it, and if you don’t, you can’t work on it,” he added.

He continued, “At some point, he sought Governor Makinde to secure a similar partnership, and when Makinde opted out of that discussion, Kwankwaso went to Obi, the same Obi he has been calling names. He saw Obi as an inferior political leader that he can’t even work with in 2023.”

Bature further accused Kwankwaso of defecting to the NDC while sending Governor Yusuf to Tinubu to prepare for a move to the APC.

“Somebody who said Tinubu is his friend ordered his political godson, the governor, to meet the President to discuss the issue of partnership and defection to the APC. He withdrew at the very last hour to pursue another separate movement,” Bature said.

“What I want to make clear here is that there are those working for Tinubu openly, directly in the public space, and there are those who can work for Tinubu behind the scenes. And I believe whatever Kwankwaso is doing will favour Tinubu at the end of the day because Kwankwaso has worked for Tinubu in 2023,” he added.

“I’m a member of the APC and have been a member of the opposition in Kano, and I know what happened in 2023. I believe that Kwankwaso is working for Tinubu in 2027 behind the scene,” Bature concluded.