Former Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said his decision to leave the African Democratic Congress, ADC, alongside Mr Peter Obi, was not borne out of any rift with former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar.
Kwankwaso said they exited the party after identifying what he described as unresolved internal issues that could affect the ADC’s ability to field candidates in future elections.
Speaking on Monday while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme, Kwankwaso said politics required flexibility and strategic decision-making.
According to him, “Peter Obi himself decided to leave ADC not because we are fighting with Atiku Abubakar or anybody there. We decided to leave that party because we realized that there are some issues as it stands now.
“They have three major issues, which we believe, from our own side, are very difficult to resolve and field candidates.”
The former presidential candidate added that whether the ADC would eventually be able to present candidates remained uncertain.
Kwankwaso also dismissed suggestions of political hostility among the opposition figures, noting that political contests should not be viewed as personal battles.
Recalling previous presidential primaries, he said he had contested alongside Atiku and other politicians in the past without animosity.
“I remember in 2015 we had primary Lagos. Buhari was number one, I was number two, he was number three, Rochas Okorocha was number four, and late Isaiah was number five.
“There was an election again in 2019 in which he won the election. I was his coordinator for the North. We worked for him. Politics is just like a game. I’m not fighting anybody, and I’m not expecting anybody to fight me,” he said.
