As Nigeria approaches the 2027 general elections, former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and the immediate past Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, held a meeting at Aregbesola’s Lagos residence to discuss national issues and the future of Nigeria’s democratic landscape.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Kwankwaso, who ran as the presidential candidate for the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 elections, shared the details of the meeting in a post on X, expressing that their discussions focused on governance, national politics, and the need for a credible opposition in the upcoming elections. His post read: “This evening, I had the pleasure to visit the former Governor of Osun State and former Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, at his residence in Lagos. The meeting afforded us the opportunity to engage in discussions on national politics, governance, and the future of Nigeria’s democratic landscape.”
The meeting comes amid growing calls for a strong opposition to challenge President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the next general elections. Aregbesola, a former two-term governor of Osun State, has had a strained relationship with President Tinubu, largely due to disagreements over the second-term governorship bid of his successor, Gboyega Oyetola. Oyetola, who governed Osun State from 2018 to 2022, lost his re-election to Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which led to further political tensions.
After the loss of Osun State, Aregbesola was appointed as the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy under President Tinubu’s administration. The recent meeting between Kwankwaso and Aregbesola has sparked further speculations about potential political alliances and strategies as both men appear to be preparing for a more prominent role in shaping the political opposition in the years leading up to 2027.
