The latest exchange followed renewed speculation about a possible alliance involving Obi and Kwankwaso, which the NNPP has consistently denied. Speaking in an interview, NNPP National Chairman, Major Agbo, accused the party’s former leadership of attempting to merge its structure into what he described as the “Obi-Kwankwaso arrangement” under the NDC. Responding, NDC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Abdulmumin Abdulsalam, dismissed the claims, insisting the coalition had no agreement or political arrangement with the NNPP. “We have no pact with the NNPP or any party, especially in the local political landscape of Kano State. Abdulsalam argued that the NNPP, having lost many of its prominent members, would be the one seeking political relevance through alliances rather than the NDC.