Kwankwaso fires back at Ali Modu Sheriff, affirms Peter Obi’s Northern support

Kwankwaso knocks ex-Borno gov over comments on Peter Obi's northern support

Rabiu Kwankwaso criticises Ali Modu Sheriff’s comments on Peter Obi’s electoral strength in Northern Nigeria, citing Obi’s 2.8 million votes. Read More: https://punchng.com/kwankwaso-knocks-ex-borno-gov-over-comments-on-peter-obis-northern-support/

Kwankwaso fires back at Ali Modu Sheriff, affirms Peter Obi’s Northern support

Vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has dismissed claims by former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, that Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi lacks significant political support in Northern Nigeria. The remarks were contained in a statement posted on Kwankwaso’s official page on July 7, 2026, in reaction to an interview Sheriff granted to Channels Television on Monday. Accord…

Ali Modu Sheriff Says North Unlikely to Back Atiku in 2027

Former Borno State Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Ali Modu Sheriff, has said former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is unlikely to secure the support of Northern voters in the 2027 presidential election, arguing that the region believes power should remain in the South. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Sheriff said Nigeria’s long-standing power rotation arrangement should be upheld, particularly …

NORTHERN ALLIANCE: Kwankwaso Fires Back at Ali Modu Sheriff, Vows "OK Ticket" Will Sweep Northern Nigeria in 2027

KANO, NIGERIA — The battle for the soul of Northern Nigeria ahead of the 2027 presidential election has been blown wide open. Former Kano State Governor and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has launched a fierce rhetorical counter-offensive against the former Governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff. The confrontation […] The post NORTHERN ALLIANCE: Kwankwaso Fires Back at Ali Modu Sheriff, Vows “OK Tic…

Kwankwaso counters Sheriff, says Obi commands strong northern support

Vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has dismissed claims by former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, that Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi lacks significant political support in Northern Nigeria. Kwankwaso made the remarks in a statement posted on his official page on July 7, 2026, in response to comments made by Sheriff during an interview on Channels Television on Monda…

"OK ticket formidable," Kwankwaso tackles Modu Sheriff

Kwankwaso faults Modu Sheriff's claim that people of Northern Nigeria will not vote for Peter Obi, the NDC candidate in 2027 presidential poll