The Director-General of the presidential campaign council of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Ibrahim Hussain Abdulkarim, has defended the party’s decision to pair Peter Obi with Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso for the 2027 presidential election, describing the ticket as a unifying force capable of promoting national stability and good governance.
Abdulkarim made the remarks during an interview on Nigeria Info FM’s Hard Fact, hosted by Esther Nwankwo, while discussing the party’s political strategy, fuel subsidy removal and the state of opposition politics in Nigeria.
He said the Obi-Kwankwaso ticket was built on their records in public service and represented an effort to bridge the country’s regional divide.
According to him, the partnership reflects a shared commitment to national unity, political balance and a future in which Nigerians can enjoy the benefits of good governance.
“This is a healing ticket. It is showing the unity between the North and the South,” Abdulkarim said, adding that the country needed “a unity of purpose and a unity of vision” to build a better future.
He also accused some political actors of deliberately weakening opposition parties by sponsoring candidates to split votes and undermine credible challengers. He said his experience as a former aspirant in Kaduna had exposed him to such practices.
Abdulkarim maintained that young Nigerians were increasingly rejecting divisive politics and were determined to play a more active role in the 2027 election.
He said the NDC would mobilise voters, protect their votes and monitor the collation process from the ward level to the local government level.
On fuel subsidy removal, Abdulkarim questioned the justification for ending the policy without holding individuals and companies allegedly involved in subsidy-related corruption accountable.
He argued that Nigerians had continued to bear the economic burden of the policy while those accused of manipulating the system had not faced adequate consequences.
“If it is corruption and somebody punishes Nigeria for this corruption, why don't they punish the people that are corrupt in the system?” he asked.
Abdulkarim said the NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi, had raised concerns about alleged corruption surrounding the subsidy regime, arguing that the priority should be to eliminate financial leakages and ensure public funds benefit Nigerians.
He did not provide specific details of the measures the party would introduce to cushion the effects of subsidy removal.
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