Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president-elect, and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, who flew the flag of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the February 25 presidential election, met for four hours in Paris, France, on Monday, TheCable can report.

At the centre of the discussion, TheCable understands, was the potential involvement of Kwankwaso in the in-coming administration as Tinubu plans to form a “government of national unity” — which means giving certain positions to opposition parties.

The meeting also discussed issues around the election of the legislative leaders ahead of the June 13 inauguration of the 10th national assembly.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has zoned the two top positions in both chambers but some of its members are kicking against the formula and threatening to go in alliance with the opposition to torpedo the arrangement.

While APC has 59 senators and 175 members of the houses of reps, NNPP has two and 19 respectively.

A simple majority of 56 senators and 181 reps are needed elect the top two leaders in his house respectively.

Tinubu’s representatives have also been meeting with key figures in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), TheCable confirmed.

The Paris meeting between Tinubu and Kwankwaso started at 12.30pm and ended at 4.45pm, insiders told TheCable.

Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of reps and presumptive chief of staff to the president-elect, attended the meeting while Abdulmumin Jibrin, an NNPP rep-elect and former leader of a Tinubu campaign organisation, accompanied Kwankwaso.

Oluremi Tinubu, senator and wife of president-elect received Kwankwaso’s wife, Salamatu.

TheCable learnt that Tinubu and Kwankwaso reminisced on their relationship dating back to the national assembly in 1992.

Tinubu was a senator while Kwankwaso was deputy speaker in the house of reps.

TheCable understands that Kwankwaso, in principle, agreed to join Tinubu’s government subject to consultations with the stakeholders on both sides.

Tinubu is expected to brief Kashim Shettima, the vice-president elect, APC governors forum and other party leaders while Kwankwaso will do same with his party leadership.

TheCable learnt that Tinubu expressed concern over the strained relations between Abdullahi Ganduje, outgoing governor of Kano state, and Kwankwaso, and promised to broker peace between them.

Ganduje was deputy to Kwankwaso when he was governor of Kano from 2011 to 2015 but they have soon parted ways.

Tinubu polled 8,797,726 votes to win the presidential election, beating PDP’s Atiku Abubakar by a margin of of two million.

However, Kwankwaso polled 1.5 million which many analysts believe were votes that could have gone to Atiku if the former Kano governor had not defected from the PDP.

TheBillyonaire:
Same old brigade? I thought I heard rumours that he wanted to replicate Lagos experience with new minds..

Seems E-money and MC Olomo will make the cabinets for drop shipping of bricks and stones.

LegendHero:


Kwakwanso people love him genuinely. You can only be a leader if you have followers. Kwakwanso is an important politician in Nigeria but I know headless mob don’t usually reason before they talk.

MC Oluomo have contributed more to humanity than Nnamdi Kanu the terrorist who you people always praise blindly. While Oluomo do philanthropic stuff and you see people benefit from him, Kanu only bring death and sorrow to his people with resultant economic sabotage of sit at home.

I’ll rather have a MC Oluomo in my state than have terrorists like Kanu who your people follow like flies.

TheBillyonaire:


I am not your enemy, just find an Igbo guy and compete with. You guys are making your tribe look like collective consciousness of gangsters who attack anyone with super ignorance that Nigeria has more than 3 tribes.

LegendHero:


Nobody cares if you are from mekuturu tribe.

Can you tell me what MC Oluomo did to your ancestors that made you insert him in your comments?

TheBillyonaire:


I do not associate with, or get compared to illiterates, especially illiterate touts without even a basic understanding of GSS 001.
MC Oluomo will bring down my reputational worth if I am to even answer his greetings.

TheBillyonaire:
I support the notion that an Igbo man needs to be Governor of Lagos State. Nigeria is a democracy.

It is hypocrisy to celebrate a Nigerian becoming mayor in USA and Parliamentarian in Europe yet a Nigerian can not be Governor in Nigerian State of Lagos because he has Igbo ancestry.

If there is any Nigerian who celebrated Obama being USA president but does not like the Idea of Lagos birthed Igbo Nigerian being governor of Lagos, such a fellow should be shamed.

TheBillyonaire:


If you were given birth to, in Abia or Enugu, you are legally qualified. Do not be scared, no one will cut your head. There are less people of Yoruba origin in Lagos. Yoruba is not the dominant tribe in Lagos at the moment. So prepare to be evicted from Alausa. This is a fact.

LegendHero:


Below is your comment about Lagos. I know you guys are always scared to reveal your identities because it seems you’re now getting ashamed of being identified with your tribe.

You said you’re not Ibo, but you’re here claiming Ibo should be governor of Lagos. Why can’t you say your “nameless” tribe should be governor or better still depose your village king and install an Ibo?

LegendHero:
Jagaban. This Tinubu is the only true politician I know in Nigeria.

Some people have talent for music, some for dancing, but Bola Tinubu talent is playing politics.

He strategically controlled Atiku, Obi, and Kwakwanso from outside the scene and played his game so well that they all worked for him without them knowing.

With the move he’s doing currently with the NASS, more members of LP/PDP/NNPP will vote for the APC NASS candidates that it will even surprise the leadership of those parties.

IVORY2009:



Tinubu is not a good politician, travel outside the country to places like the united States that practices same system of govt as ours and see how their politicians play politics, Tinubu amasses monies from those he places in offices, example I put you there and monthly you remit 500 million to me, go and ask the former governor Ambode, this monies is what he uses to buy his way through now, from the APC presidential convention till date, even buying of the Inec Chairman, so tell me, is Tinubu a politician with this method.

TheBillyonaire:


Constitutionally qualified Lagosians by birth will have to become Governor to get rid of iliiterate thugs away from Alausa. Many Lagosians are not Yoruba. So many are Igbos, Hausas etc. They were birthed in Lagos and constitutionally are qualified to govern Lagos their State.

I know illiterates like you will not understand that fact.

TheBillyonaire:


Constitutionally qualified Lagosians by birth will have to become Governor to get rid of iliiterate thugs away from Alausa. Many Lagosians are not Yoruba. So many are Igbos, Hausas etc. They were birthed in Lagos and constitutionally are qualified to govern Lagos their State.

I know illiterates like you will not understand that fact.

Tntsi:
If you love tinubu, tell him and push him to back off. He is being pushed to a monumental shame and collaspe.
Tell him to back off for his own good. Hardening his neck like pharoah, is heading to a fall that will be painful and hurtful.

The appointed time of the OBIDIENT new Nigeria has come. No being can stop it.
Once again , tinubu back off. You are being pushed to an unpalatable end.

ProphetM0hammad:


Where in the constitution was it stated that you can become an indigene of a state if you're born there?

TheBillyonaire:


Constitutionally qualified Lagosians by birth will have to become Governor to get rid of iliiterate thugs away from Alausa. Many Lagosians are not Yoruba. So many are Igbos, Hausas etc. They were birthed in Lagos and constitutionally are qualified to govern Lagos their State.

I know illiterates like you will not understand that fact.

sonature1:
We know that Kwankwanso wouldn't last in NNPP but it's a good thing he played the spoiler in the last presidential election. Apparently, Tinubu is already planning to capture Kano ahead of 2027 elections.

If Tinubu successfully completes 8 years in office, Nigerians will have to choose between El-Rufai and Kwankwanso as the president in 2031 because the Tinubu I know can never organise free and fair elections.

LegendHero:


Lol 😂

I now see why you hate Oluomo. We saw how your fellow Eboe people ran to their houses and hold their door well all in a fear to come out because of a supposedly Oluomo threat in the same Lagos they claim is a “no man’s land”. Na only online una dey get mouth, we no take you guys serious again.

Eze Kirikiri also thought Lagos is no man’s land, I’m sure he’ll be singing Oduduwa anthem now in Kirikiri.

TheBillyonaire:


So you mean you do not even know the Constitutional Provision?

Such a shame that people can be this dumb.

LegendHero:


Source: https://www.thecable.ng/exclusive-kwankwaso-holds-four-hour-meeting-with-tinubu-in-paris-may-join-cabinet/amp#

CC: Mynd44

Okwyjesus:


Kwankwaso was sent to divide Atiku vote in the north.

I hate Tinubu's kind of Politics. How will Ganduje be feeling with this news . This was exactly how he sidelined Amaechi and Cole to paddy with Wike.

LegendHero:


What Tinubu does is not about money, you guys don’t understand politics. Tinubu is out of power since 2007 and if he is not a politician with loyal followers, they would have gone against him easily. Ask all those governors installing successors, they all cry at the end. Wike successor will also soon show him shege.

You can’t use money to tie down politician especially Nigerian politicians who have no loyalty. During the APC primaries, we all see how those Northern governors rallied around him, money alone can’t do that, it’s impossible.

We’ve had billionaires come into politics thinking everything is about koney and they failed woefully to the point of bankruptcy. I love how you guys always underrate him thinking it’s just about the money.

He has cleared the doubt of people like you and those who came before you. When you win the presidential election at first trial without the backing of the central government, you will understand what a true politician mean.

ProphetM0hammad:


If i don't know but I'm willing to learn, don't you think you should teach me?

Please tell me so others can learn, where it was written that Okafor can be Borno governor cos he was born there

LegendHero:


If you read the body of the post, Tinubu mentioned to Kwakwanso in the meeting that he wants him and Ganduje to end their fight.

Is there a natural law that says Ganduje and Kwakwanso can’t be on the same side?

By the way, Ganduje friendship with Tinubu is beyond the ordinary.