Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) national chairman Hakeem Baba-Ahmed says talks with Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) leader Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso did not result in their joining the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. Baba-Ahmed says the negotiations broke down because the two political figures sought guarantees or assurances of the PRP presidential ticket, even though the party does not promise such a ticket by agreement. He presents this as a condition that PRP was not able to meet. Vanguard reports that Kwankwaso responds to Baba-Ahmed’s account by challenging the claim, alleging that Baba-Ahmed demanded or insisted on a presidential ticket arrangement as part of the negotiations. In the articles, the central dispute is the same: whether joining PRP was tied to expectations about who would receive the party’s presidential nomination in 2027. Both outlets frame their discussion around the outcome of the talks and the disagreement over ticket-related demands and responsibilities.