Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and ex-governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that the presidential ticket involving Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso will fail in Kano during the 2027 general election.

Obi and Kwankwaso are running on the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) after dumping the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Reacting to the NDC ticket, Ganduje told journalists that it lacks the political strength and governance record needed to win support in the state.

He said, “I don’t think Peter Obi and Kwankwaso’s ticket will succeed in Kano. It will not succeed. In fact, it is dead on arrival.”

He pointed out that Obi's tenure as governor of Anambra State is enough to show that he lacks the experience to govern Nigeria.

He stated, “Because Peter Obi was a governor in the south-east geopolitical zone, a governor in Anambra state. What did he do as a governor? What legacy did he leave as a governor?

“And from that, what other responsibility in governance did he hold that he made a mark to the extent that we believe he will be able to manage this country effectively and efficiently?”

Ganduje also pointed out that Kwankwaso failed to secure consecutive terms as Governor of Kano State, adding that he did not leave a legacy capable of convincing Nigerians to elect him as vice president.

He argued, “Kwankwaso too, he was a governor of Kano state. He was not able to be a governor back-to-back.

“So far, the two other governors in Kano were able to win elections back-to-back. Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau was able to spend eight years straight. Myself, I was able to spend eight years straight.

“But he was not able, after the first term, he was not able to make it until after eight years, then he was able to come back.

“So I don’t think, even in Kano, what legacy specifically can you say that he has left in Kano that will convince the people of Kano, will convince the people of Nigeria that he will be a successful vice-president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria? I think that, as I earlier said, is dead on arrival.”