On Wednesday, Rabiu Kwankwaso, the New Nigeria Peoples Party’s presidential candidate, officially opened the party’s campaign office in Ikorodu, Lagos State.
The lawmaker from Kano was welcomed by hundreds of his followers in Lagos, the nation’s business hub.
According to reports, Kwankwaso welcomed some political defectors to the NNPP in Lagos.
Abdulmumin Jibrin, a chieftain of the party, in a post on Facebook said, “The NNPP presidential candidate, Sen Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso PhD, FNSE today (12th October, 2022) commissioned NNPP office in Ikorodu Road, Lagos State.
“The Commissioning ceremony witness large turnout of party supporters including new decampees from other parties.”
The former governor of Kano State previously ran in the All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party presidential primaries, but was unsuccessful in winning the nomination.
However, he is competing for the top position at Aso Rock in 2023 among other leading contenders like Bola Tinubu of the APC, Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party.