Former Kano governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said that running as a vice presidential candidate alongside Peter Obi is a one-way route to the presidency.

“If I emerge as the vice-presidential candidate and my name is on the ballot papers, whoever votes for the NDC is not just voting for someone else (Peter Obi); they are voting for Rabiu Kwankwaso,” Mr Kwankwaso said in a video by Premier Radio Kano on Sunday.

The former Kano governor added, “We are going to correct this historical anomaly if we secure the ticket. A vice-presidential ticket for Kano is a one-way route to producing a president from Kano. We will leverage that opportunity to ensure our people benefit.”

Mr Kwankwaso, who is tipped to run as the vice-presidential candidate of Mr Obi on the platform of the NDC, urged people from his geopolitical zone and the entire country to support their candidacy.

“We are calling on our supporters in Kano, across the North-west, and throughout the country to do the needful: register and vote”, Mr Kwankwaso said.

He added, “This is imperative for the people of Kano because, since the inception of the First Republic to date, no Kano indigene has ever emerged as a vice-presidential candidate, despite our massive population and deep political experience.”