2027: Kwankwaso To Modu Sheriff: “You Are Self Appointed, Unauthorized Spokesperson For Northern Masses”

Vice Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has described former Borno State Governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as a self appointed and unauthorized spokesperson for the Northern masses.

He was reacting to an interview granted by Sheriff on Channels Television on Monday, where the former Borno governor asserted that the standard-bearer of the opposition alliance, Mr. Peter Obi, lacks the political capital to secure substantial electoral support across Northern Nigeria.

In a statement released, signed with his traditional initials “RMK”, Kwankwaso expressed deep disappointment over Sheriff’s remarks.

He accused the former Borno State governor of utilizing a major national media platform to peddle divisive rhetoric, rather than addressing pressing regional challenges.

​Rebuffing Sheriff’s claims with statistical data from the previous electoral cycle, Kwankwaso pointed out that Peter Obi is no stranger to the northern voter consciousness.

He noted that during Obi’s debut outing on the presidential ballot, the former Anambra State governor pulled approximately 2.8 million votes across the northern states—an electoral haul Kwankwaso described as a remarkable milestone that cannot be flippantly dismissed by political actors.

​”I watched with disappointment the recent interview granted by Senator Ali Modu Sheriff to Channels Television on Monday. 

“After a prolonged absence from public discourse, one would have expected that time away might have sharpened Senator Sheriff’s judgment. 

“Regrettably, that does not appear to be the case,” Kwankwaso stated.

​He further argued that the electoral calculations in the North have fundamentally shifted due to worsening nationwide economic hardships, which many citizens blame on the shortcomings of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) administration.