RESIGN, SUPPORT OBI, KNN REPLIES RMRDC BOSS

The Kwankwaso National Network has called on the Director-General of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Prof. Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso, to resign his appointment and support Peter Obi’s presidential ambition.

The group was responding to Ike-Muonso’s call for Obi to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race and back President Bola Tinubu’s re-election. Ike-Muonso had argued that the South should complete eight years in power before the presidency returns to the North.

In a statement signed by its South-East Regional Coordinator, Dr Ukpai Iro Ukpai, the network questioned how an Obi presidency would deny the South its turn, pointing out that Obi is also from the region.

It argued that Obi’s stated intention to serve only one term, if elected, would allow the South to complete an eight-year period.

The group, which supports Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, said the election should focus on competence, accountability and solutions to Nigeria’s challenges rather than regional power rotation alone.

It cited economic hardship, unemployment, insecurity and declining purchasing power as issues voters should prioritise.

The network described Obi as a credible alternative with support across ethnic and religious lines and urged Nigerians dissatisfied with the current administration to back him.

It also criticised Vice-President Kashim Shettima over his reported comment that Obi had little to offer beyond statistics.