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 into
an 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
to elect the top two leaders in the respective chambers.
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.

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

Kwankwaso is beginning to misbehave

He can go ahead.

They are already regrouping to continue the embezzlement they are know for

Ever wondered why Kwankwaso refused to step down despite knowing very well he can't win the presidential election? Infact, how many states did he visit during campaign?

Ever wondered why Kwankwaso described Labour Party as Andrew Liver Salt?

Lmao.

Tinubu used Kwankwaso to reduce Atiku's votes in the North and Peter Obi to take away his PDP votes in the South East.

That is a politician.

In 2027, he will play a different card.

Alliance of soon to be frustrated politicians. Broken bottle has no mekwatalism.

desperate bid to make him look legitimate after lobbying some world leaders.

Kwankwaso was and is a devil that divided Atiku votes. We knew right from time that the idiot is just a business man used to destroy our democracy.

LeoDeKing:
Ever wondered why Kwankwaso refused to step down despite knowing very well he can't win the presidential election? Infact, how many states did he visit during campaign?

Ever wondered why Kwankwaso described Labour Party as Andrew Liver Salt?

Lmao.

Tinubu used Kwankwaso to reduce Atiku's votes in the North and Peter Obi to take away his PDP votes in the South East.

That is a politician.

In 2027, he will play a different card.

Tinubu is a common thief. ....and cocaine pusher.