2027: Ex-Minister Aregbesola, Kwankwaso Hold ‘Strategic Meeting’ In Lagos

Rauf Aregbesola, former minister of interior, and Rabiu Kwankwaso, ex-governor of Kano state, have met in Lagos, to “strategize” ahead of the 2027 general election.

While details of the meeting were still sketchy as at the time of this report, it was learnt that the meeting was not unconnected with political permutations ahead of 2027.

“Aregbesola and Kwankwaso just completed a marathon meeting in Lagos where they strategised on the 2027 election,” a party source disclosed on Saturday.

Understandably, Kwankwaso is a chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and also the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, while Aregbesola was recently expelled from the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).

The development comes days after Omoluabi Progressives, Aregbesola’s political group, left the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Abosede Oluwaseun, spokesperson of the group, had said members resolved to quit APC because of “ostracisation from the party, suspension and expulsion of leaders without fair hearing, and continuous denigration of the structure”.

Days later, the APC in Osun expelled Aregbesola over alleged anti-party activities.

Aregbesola, who was the governor of Osun from 2010 to 2018 on the platform of the APC, also served as a minister during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari between 2015 and 2023.