The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has confirmed that the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, signed a written agreement to serve only one four-year term if elected president in 2027.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television on Monday, Kwankwaso said the agreement forms part of the NDC’s power-sharing arrangement, which provides for the presidency to return to the North after a single term.
According to him, both the party and the two candidates signed separate agreements to formalise the arrangement.
“We have done one for the party, and we have done another one between the two of us,” Kwankwaso said.
He explained that the agreement commits Obi to serving one term from 2027 to 2031 before power rotates back to the North.
“The agreement is that for four years, we will work together as a group, party, friends and brothers so that after his four-year term, it comes back to the North,” he said.
Kwankwaso also expressed confidence that Obi would honour the agreement.
“I personally believe him. I don’t think, based on what I now know about him, that he will change his mind when the time comes. We are all gentlemen,” he said.
The former Kano State governor said he accepted the vice-presidential nomination because both leaders agreed that the South should retain the presidency for only one term before power returns to the North.
He added that while the party’s immediate focus is winning the 2027 presidential election, it also has medium and long-term plans for the country.
Obi had previously announced in May that he would serve only one term if elected, saying the decision was intended to promote political stability and strengthen national unity.
The NDC has consistently defended its zoning arrangement, describing the Obi-Kwankwaso ticket as a consensus aimed at balancing Nigeria’s regional interests ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
