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Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has warned political parties against assuming that control of more than 30 states will guarantee victory in the 2027 general election.
Kwankwaso, a former Kano State governor, gave the warning on Thursday at an NDC town hall meeting in Rivers State, arguing that electoral victory ultimately depends on the performance of governments and the willingness of voters to support them.
He cited the defeat of former President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 presidential election as evidence that an incumbent administration could lose despite controlling a substantial number of states.
“The sitting president lost the election. I’m giving you an example, especially those who think because they have over 30 governors, they cannot lose the election. That is a very big mistake,” he said.
Kwankwaso also claimed that some governors, particularly in Northern Nigeria, had performed poorly and could struggle to campaign for their parties ahead of the election.
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“By the grace of God, all of them, especially the ones in the North, because I studied the trend. The trend is those governors and their party have performed woefully to the extent that it is very difficult for them even to come out and campaign,” he said.
He further questioned the impact of increased government revenues on Nigerians, recalling that states and local governments received about N4bn each when he served as governor in 1999.
“Now in one year, we have seen it on social media that our government collected over N1.11tn, just less than one year. You go around, what have you done with that money? Close to nothing,” Kwankwaso said.
The former governor said the alleged poor performance of governments had fuelled public anger, particularly in the North, where he identified insecurity as another major concern ahead of the 2027 elections.
