Kwankwaso To Join Tinubu’s Cabinet After Four-hour Meeting in Paris

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Ahead of the inauguration of the incoming administration on May 29, president-elect, Bola Tinubu and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso the candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party in the February 25 presidential election, met for four hours in Paris, France, on Monday, CrownFM has learned.

According to the Cable, at the centre of the discussion, was the potential involvement of Kwankwaso in the incoming administration as Tinubu plans to form a “government of national unity” which means giving certain positions to opposition parties.

The meeting also discussed issues around the election of the legislative leaders ahead of the June 13 inauguration of the 10th national assembly.

The Paris meeting between Tinubu and Kwankwaso started at 12.30 pm and ended at 4.45 pm, insiders told TheCable.

Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the House of reps and presumptive chief of staff to the president-elect, attended the meeting while Abdulmumin Jibrin, an NNPP rep-elect and former leader of a Tinubu campaign organisation, accompanied Kwankwaso.

Oluremi Tinubu, senator and wife of president-elect received Kwankwaso’s wife, Salamatu.

The report has it that Kwankwaso has agreed to join Tinubu’s government subject to seeking consultations with the stakeholders on both sides.