The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has confirmed that he and the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, signed a written agreement committing Obi to serve only one four-year term if elected president in 2027.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television on Monday, Kwankwaso said he was confident Obi would honour the agreement, which provides for power to return to the North after the expiration of a four-year southern presidency.
Asked whether Obi’s one-term pledge was binding, Kwankwaso said he had no reason to doubt the former Anambra State governor.
I personally believe him. Based on what I know about him, I don’t think he will change his mind when the time comes. We are all gentlemen, and we have accepted to put it on paper,” he said
Kwankwaso disclosed that two separate agreements were signed-one by the party and another personally between him and Obi.
“We have done one for the party, and we have done another one between the two of us,” he said.
According to him, the agreement commits both leaders to work together to ensure a successful administration from 2027 to 2031 before the presidency returns to the North.
“The agreement is that after four years, we will continue to work together as a party, as friends and brothers, so that after our four-year term, from 2027 to 2031, power returns to the North,” he explained.
Explaining why he accepted the vice-presidential nomination despite previously seeking the presidency, Kwankwaso said the arrangement reflects the need for fairness and national balance.
He said both leaders agreed that the South should produce the president for one term before power shifts back to the North, describing the arrangement as a consensus capable of promoting national unity.
On whether he intends to contest the presidency in 2031, Kwankwaso said the party remains focused on winning the 2027 election while keeping its long-term political plans in view.
