2023: What I’ll Do to IPOB if Elected President, Kwankwaso Makes Daring Revelation
- The presidential candidate of the NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, again revealed to Nigerians how he plans to tackle the nation's insecurity
- Highlighting his plans if elected as president in the 2023 election, Kwankwaso noted that he will dialogue with IPOB and other armed groups to restore peace and unity in Nigeria
- Meanwhile, the country has been faced with a series of insecurity challenges which have continued to pose a great threat to the peace of Nigerians
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The Presidential flagbearer of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso has said he would dialogue with the members of the outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and armed groups “to restore peace in Nigeria” if elected as president.
In an interview with Daily Trust, the former governor of Kano State said he was open to dialogue with armed militant groups and that he would partner with the international community to ensure there’s regional peace.
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I’ll dialogue with armed groups — Kwankwaso
Kwankwaso said he would raise the current number of police and military personnel from 230, 000 and 250, 000 respectively to one million each as part of measures to end insecurity in the country.
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He said he would also deploy technology in the fight against banditry, insurgency and secessionist militancy just as he would also embrace dialogue with the armed groups.
“It’s not just to have peace in Nigeria, if you have peace in Nigeria and her neighbours do not have peace, then we will have issues. That is why we are looking beyond the local peace,” Kwankwaso said.
Meanwhile, IPOB campaigns for the secession of a part of southeastern Nigeria where the majority belongs to the Igbo ethnic group.
Nigerian authorities have however labeled the group which was founded by now-detained Nnamdi Kanu a terrorist organisation.
2023 Election: After Meeting Tinubu, Atiku, Peter Obi, Arewa Leaders Make Powerful Move
Legit.ng earlier reported that the Arewa joint committee has announced that it will publish the promises the presidential candidates promised the northern region.
The northern leaders said the publication of the promises will allow Nigerians, particularly northerners, to match candidates in the 2023 poll,
However, the committee denied the claim of the NNPP presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, that it has endorsed a particular candidate.
2023 Election: States where Peter Obi, Kwankwaso did not have foot soldiers
Despite the strength and popularity of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and his counterpart in the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, the duo seem to have little or no foot-soldiers in some states in Nigeria.
The proposition of little or no foot soldiers has caused their parties not to have governorship candidates in 5 states. While Labour Party could not produce a governorship candidate in one state, NNPP is missing is 4 states.
The parties would also miss out on some state senatorial districts.
Source: Legit.ng
