Rabiu Kwankwaso, the 2027 vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has launched his personal account on TikTok.
The former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives announced his arrival on the video-sharing platform in a recent post on X, encouraging users to follow him for “authentic information” and “exclusive contents” about his daily life.
“I am on TikTok! I encourage you all to follow me there for authentic information, the latest updates, and exclusive contents directly related to my daily life. Nigeria will be OK,” he wrote.
The page garnered over 59,000 followers and more than 178,000 likes within hours of the announcement.
Kwankwaso’s TikTok debut comes a year after Peter Obi, his running mate and NDC presidential candidate, joined the platform. The former Anambra State governor currently has over 547,000 followers and 3.4 million likes.
Kwankwaso began his political career in 1992 when he was elected to the House of Representatives, where he served as Deputy Speaker.
He served as Governor of Kano State from 1999 to 2003 and 2011 to 2015, Minister of Defence from 2003 to 2007, and Senator representing Kano Central from 2015 to 2019.
He was the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, in the 2023 general election, which was won by President Bola Tinubu.
