- Pix above(l-r): Ganduje and Kwankwanso
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Former Kano State Governor, Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, has said it is embarrassing to regard him as political godson of his Kano govership predecessor, insisting they are merely politica rivals
Ganduje who said this on Sunday night, August 6, 2023, while responding to questions on Kwankwaso, debunked the widely-held views that he was Kwankwaso’s political son, insisting that at no time was he an underling of the NNPP stalwart.
He took his personal war with his predecessor days after becoming the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
He said: “Yes I agreed that Kwankwaso was my political partner but I had never been his political godson, what happened was that we contested the same gubernatorial seat way back in 1999 and I was appeased to go for Deputy Governor but not as his boy” Ganduje said.
He also accused Kwankwaso of being a monumental failure as a Minister during his tenure under former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
“His tenure as Minister of Defence was nothing but a failure,” Ganduje said when asked to access his rival’s time as a Minister.
“At state level, Kwankwaso’s tenure as Governor of the state was merely done in parts, because he was chased away and managed to stage a comeback; while his tenure as Senator was nothing but a total waste just as Minister of Defence; he got in there without the actual knowledge of what Defence is all about,” he added.
In what also seemed like a mockery of his predecessor, Ganduje said as the Chairman of the ruling party, he would be magnanimous enough to accept Kwankwaso to the party if he is willing to defect(agency)./SHARE THIS
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