Kwankwaso Slams APC Campaign Council, Says 2027 Will Be Oppressed vs Oppressors
Former Kano State Governor and NDC Vice Presidential candidate, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has described the newly constituted APC Presidential Campaign Council as a gathering of those responsible for the hardship Nigerians are facing.
In a statement posted on his X handle on Sunday, Kwankwaso said the composition of the council gives Nigerians a clear choice ahead of the 2027 general election.
“The council brings together many of the same political actors who have supported, defended or participated in the present administration. Their coming together raises a fundamental question: what exactly are they asking Nigerians to vote for in 2027, a new beginning, or the continuation of the same system that has brought severe hardship to our people?” he said.
He framed the 2027 election as a struggle between the oppressed Nigerian masses and those who have benefited from, defended and sustained the system responsible for their hardship.”
Kwankwaso lamented the rising cost of food, unemployment among youths, insecurity, and the collapse of education, healthcare and other essential services.
“Farmers and businesses are struggling to survive, while millions continue to live with insecurity. Our education, healthcare and other essential public services remain under enormous pressure,” he stated.
He urged Nigerians to use the 2027 election to “reject continued oppression and demand accountable, people-centred governance,” adding: “If Osun people can do it, so can all other parts of the country.”
The NDC chieftain specifically appealed to Senator Abdul’aziz Yari,ñ who was named Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, to reconsider the role.
“As a former governor of Zamfara State and a prominent leader from the North-West, I believe Senator Yari has a clear understanding of the devastating consequences of insecurity, poverty, unemployment, displacement and the destruction of livelihoods in the region and the country at large,” Kwankwaso said.
“I therefore will be surprised if in his good conscience, he will lead a campaign whose principal objective is to secure the continuation of a government under which many of the people he once governed, and other innocent Nigerians remain trapped in these challenges?”
Kwankwaso also raised concerns over the inclusion of Dr. Zacch Adedeji, Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service, and Dr. Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi, Director-General of the Budget Office, in the campaign’s fundraising and finance structures.
“The leadership of critical public institutions demands neutrality, integrity and public confidence. It is therefore legitimate to ask whether the responsibilities of senior officials entrusted with managing public revenue and national finances can appropriately coexist with senior partisan campaign roles,” he said.
He called on the government and APC to explain how the arrangement aligns with institutional neutrality and public trust.
