PETER OBI PAYS COURTESY VISIT TO KWANKWASO AFTER PRESIDENTIAL SCREENING AND CLEARANCE

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By; Sunmola Ganiyat

Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, paid a courtesy visit to former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Tuesday night.

The meeting between the two leaders of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) took place shortly after the party’s screening committee cleared Obi for its presidential primary ahead of the 2027 general elections.

In a post shared on X on Wednesday, Kwankwaso confirmed that he hosted Obi at his Maitama residence in Abuja.

He referred to Obi as “my brother” and expressed confidence in the future of the party.

“Last night, I received a courtesy visit from my brother, His Excellency Peter Obi, shortly after his successful screening as the presidential aspirant of our party, the NDC. The future is bright and full of promise,” Kwankwaso wrote.

The visit comes days after both politicians formally joined the NDC in early May 2026, following their exit from the African Democratic Congress.

Their move has been widely seen as a major shift in Nigeria’s opposition landscape ahead of the 2027 elections, with growing speculation about a possible joint presidential ticket.

On Tuesday, the NDC screening committee cleared Obi unopposed after he reportedly emerged as the sole aspirant to purchase the party’s presidential nomination form.

Both men, who contested the 2023 presidential election on separate platforms, have since been engaged in discussions aimed at strengthening the opposition against the ruling All Progressives Congress.

Photographs from the meeting showed the former governors in a relaxed setting, engaging in discussions.