The member representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency, Kano, in the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Jibrin, an ally of the former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPC), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, met Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday.

Naija News reports that this was disclosed by Tinubu’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Dada Olusegun.

Speaking to State House Correspondents on the reason for his visit, Jibrin said: “It is not a surprise to see me here because I have a personal relationship with him, I came to discuss National issues that are in the interest of the people.”

Naija News reports that the meeting between Jibrin and Tinubu is coming days after the President also met with Kwankwaso.

The duo had met following Kwankwaso’s appearance at the opening of the Nigeria Forest Economy Summit 2025 held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja.

Recall that Tinubu had also met Kwankwaso in Aso Rock Villa on June 9, 2023, days after his inauguration, making Kwankwaso the first presidential candidate to visit the President.

Addressing State House correspondents at the time, Kwankwaso said he discussed politics and governance with the president.

He also said he might work with Tinubu, but did not state the details.

The last meeting between Tinubu and Kwankwaso came only weeks after the opposition African Democratic Congress announced a broad-based coalition aimed at challenging the ruling All Progressives Congress in the 2027 elections.

Kwankwaso served two non-consecutive terms as governor of Kano (1999-2003 and 2011-2015), was defence minister under President Olusegun Obasanjo and ran for president on the ticket of the New Nigeria Peoples Party in 2023, finishing fourth but clinching an emphatic victory in Kano State.

The NNPP won the governorship and a majority of state assembly seats, which cemented Kwankwaso’s continued sway over Nigeria’s most populous northern state.

Although the NNPP is not formally part of the ADC-led coalition, opposition figures have courted Kwankwaso as they seek to unify disparate parties ahead of the 2027 presidential race.

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