He made the remarks in an interview with BBC Hausa.

He said: "We are really talking to Peter Obi, or at least saying that the committee is working to look into the matter (and cooperate with him), and friends and family are coming to talk to us about it. "

The former governor of Kano State said their collaboration was especially important as the APC and PDP had not fielded an Igbo vice-presidential candidate.

It has been rumored that the two should merge together in order to have the best result.