From Marcel Duru, Owerri.
Prolific writer Comrade Ndubuisi Nicholas has said That Politics is all about negotiation, compromise, and agreements. Those mocking Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso after he revealed on Channels Television that he and Peter Obi signed a gentleman’s agreement, where Peter Obi would serve only four years and support Kwankwaso’s 2031 presidential ambition, may not fully understand how politics works.In a chat with me over the weekend he said that what many people don’t know is that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Rotimi Amaechi reportedly also signed an agreement before Amaechi agreed to withdraw his threat of going to court over what transpired during the ADC presidential primary and accept the party’s Vice Presidential nomination. Stressing from what has been reported, that agreement even came with more stringent conditions Atiku will serve only four years, and support Amaechi for the 2031 presidential election, Atiku will nominate a Northerner as Amaechi’s running mate and many stringent conditions that will be difficult for Atiku to do when the time comes.”In fact, there is a reason many people keep asking why the ADC never organized an official press conference to publicly present Rotimi Amaechi as the party’s Vice Presidential candidate.
Even today, there has been no widely seen public event where Amaechi officially presented himself as ADC’s Vice Presidential candidate”Ndubuisi added Compare that with what happened in the NDC. the party organized a public press conference where Peter Obi was officially handed the party’s flag. Right there, in front of party leaders, supporters, and the media, Obi invited Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to the podium and publicly announced him as his running mate for the 2027 general election.”That is why I find it surprising that some people are making Kwankwaso’s honest revelation look like something unusual. Political agreements, whether written or unwritten, are common in politics all over the world. They are often used to build trust, resolve disputes, and strengthen alliances”He further contended that rather than pretending this is something new, let’s focus on the bigger issues that affect Nigerians. Political agreements are not new; they are part of the political process.
