The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has advised the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential flag bearer, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to pay attention to his frail health condition ahead of the campaigns for the 2023 presidential election.
Kwankwaso gave the friendly advice in an interview with Arise TV‘s Reuben Abati on Sunday, a few hours after Tinubu’s announcement of Sen. Kashim Shettima as his running mate.
Responding to a question on Tinubu’s choice of Shettima, the former Kano governor told remarked, “Bola Tinubu was my colleague in 1992. I was Deputy Speaker, House of Reps and he was a Senator.
“We had many political battles with him in 1999 when we are together. I was the governor of Kano and he was governor of Lagos. We also worked together to form APC. Shettima was also my colleague as governor during my second term. He is a gentleman he is a good man. I wish him well.
“But if you see my friend, Bola, tell him to take it easy, take good care of his health and make sure that…because I love him so much, he is my friend. This campaign is very rigorous, it requires a lot of effort, and so on and so forth. I hope he will take it easy so that we can continue the struggle to ensure one solid and prosperous Nigeria.”
Speaking further, Kwankwaso expressed worry over Tinubu’s choice of platform in a bid to actualise his presidential ambition.
He said: “I am so happy about the combination, my only worry is the platform (the APC), I know Bola Tinubu is a strategist; he is a good man, I have had reasons to sit with him several times from 1992 till date.
“I wish I will see him ask what he’ll do differently from what the President, Muhammadu Buhari is doing today. That is my serious concern for him.
“Ordinarily, if I cannot get it, I can recommend him but it’s going to be like building something on zero.”
