The Vice Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has described the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as an incorruptible politician, saying his personal integrity would be important in governing Nigeria.
Kwankwaso made the remark on Saturday during the 5th convocation ceremony of Skyline University of Nigeria in Kano State.
The former Kano State Governor said his working relationship with Obi over the past few months had convinced him that the former Anambra State Governor was not someone associated with corruption.
According to Kwankwaso, both politicians share similar views on education and the need to make schooling accessible to children irrespective of their parents’ financial circumstances.
He said an NDC-led government would prioritise free education to ensure that no Nigerian child was forced to abandon schooling because of the inability of their parents to pay school fees and other educational expenses.
Kwankwaso stated, “One thing I noted in the last few months that we have been working together, is that Peter Obi is incorruptible. He’s not somebody that you can go and start thinking of corruption around him, and that is very key in governance in this country.
“We have so much in common, especially in the issue of education. We believe that together it will be extremely difficult to see how any child will go around in this part of the country or elsewhere begging for what to eat.
“In other words, we are working towards free education to ensure that our children are not denied going to school because the parents cannot afford to pay school fees or other expenses.”
Meanwhile, Obi, in his remarks at the event, promised to revive abandoned and non-functional industries in Kano State as part of efforts to boost economic activities, generate employment opportunities and strengthen the state’s industrial sector.
The former Anambra governor described Kano as a strategic centre of Nigeria’s economic development, insisting that rebuilding the country’s economy must begin with the northern commercial hub.
He said, “If we want to fix the North and Nigeria, we must start from Kano. This town represents the soul of Nigeria.”
Gists9ja reports that the remarks highlight the NDC candidates’ emphasis on education, economic revival and governance as they outline some of the priorities they say would guide their proposed administration.
