Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso meets NDC's gov candidates. Photo credit: NDC

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, have met with the party’s governorship candidates for Bauchi, Sokoto and Borno states as part of preparations for the 2027 general elections.

The meeting, held at Kwankwaso’s residence in Maitama, Abuja, brought together Bauchi governorship candidate, Ibrahim Kashim; Sokoto candidate, Dr Shamsu Aliyu; and Borno candidate, retired Admiral Sunusi Ibrahim.

According to the NDC on Monday, the meeting “availed the leaders the opportunity to discuss strategies, assess readiness for the upcoming elections,” with emphasis on “coordinated campaigns designed to deliver victory for its candidates at every level.”

Also in attendance were Buba Galadima, the party’s Kebbi State Chairman, Alhaji Mustapha Umar, and Sokoto State Chairman, Alhaji Bello Yabo, alongside other party leaders. Related News No fighting in NDC over campaign council – Kwankwasiyya spokesman Tanko rejects calls for Muslim-Muslim ticket, backs Obi-Kwankwaso Osun poll: I’m a bulldozer, not afraid of Federal might — Adeleke