Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has endorsed the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) decision to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South.

He described the decision as “a step toward national healing, fairness and national unity.”

Kwankwaso spoke on Saturday while addressing delegates at the party’s national convention in Abuja. He said, “It is with unity and solidarity that I support zoning the NDC presidential ticket to the South.

“This allows the region to complete its turn in national leadership,” he said.

Kwankwaso assured delegates that the party would uphold fairness, federal character, and equity in appointments and resource distribution. He urged the party to promote leadership free from ethnic and religious prejudice.

“The NDC must set a new leadership standard capable of restoring Nigeria’s dignity,” he said.

Kwankwaso also urged Nigerians, especially youths and students, to register and participate actively in the electoral process.