2007: Why ‘spare tyre’ tag for vice-presidents doesn’t brother me – Kwankwaso

Vice-Presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Rabiu Kwankwaso, says he is not bothered about the treatment of vice-presidents as ‘spare tyres’ by their principals because the role of a vice-president is dependent on the kind of principal he or she works with.
Kwankwaso stated this on Sunday during a News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Personality Interview Series.
He expressed unreserved confidence in the NDC presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, saying he is hopeful that the proposed Obi-Kwankwaso administration would operate on cooperation and effective delegation of responsibilities.
According to the former Kano State Governor, his previous experience as a Deputy spea...