Kano APC Crisis: Former deputy gov. joins Shekarau, kicks against Ganduje

By Muhammad Muhammad

Crisis rocking the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano further deepened as former deputy governor Professor Hafiz Abubakar declared loyalty and support to Malam Ibrahim Shekarau’s led party leadership.

Professor Abubakar denounced support for Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje’s APC leadership under Prince Abdullahi Abbas Chairman, on Tuesday in Kano.

Solacebase reports that Prof. Abubakar was Ganduje’s deputy from 2015 to 2018 when he dumped the governor to contest for 2019 governorship election under the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP.

The former deputy vice Chancellor ,Bayero University, Kano later returned to Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) after the PDP ticket went to former Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s political godson Abba Kabir Yusuf.

The politically inclined Professor of food Science sooner defected to APC in 2019 where he reunited with his former boss Ganduje, where they joined forces to defeat Kwankwasiyya’s political dynasty.

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Shoving another political shock, Prof. Abubakar has decided to team up with the factional Chairman of the party Ahmadu Haruna Danzago anointed by Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, Senator representing Kano North Barau Jibril and some members of house of representatives from Kano to reject what they considered as imbalance leadership system of Ganduje’s government.

Speaking with journalists on Tuesday in Kano, Professor Abubakar said his decision to align with Mal. Shekarau’s camp in the middle of the crisis rocking the ruling party was not unconnected with the future of the party.

“I am aligning myself with the truth and future, which is the Shekarau’s camp because it is talking about internal democracy and all inclusiveness in party politics.

” The truth is that, what is going on in APC is really unfortunate. It is not what we all the party supporters expected. Today it’s in the public knowledge that the leaders of APC in Kano go to public functions and tell us that the party belongs to three persons in the state- the governor, his wife and the chairman”

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“The future of APC is bleak. Unless drastic actions are taken, changes are made and mind come to the truth. The future is bleak. Is very clear, not in Kano alone. Even within the country, APC has to tell itself the truth. Unless that is done, unfortunately it’s going to be another transitional party.

“There is nothing surprising to see me with Shekarau because we have a very long relationship that predates the emergence of PDP and APP. We had belonged to  tink tank group years back.

” I think the position Shekarau is leading is the one for the future. Let us come and run the party as it should be. Let people be respected. Let it be inclusive. Let people’s views be respected and matter. Let there be internal democracy where the voice should count and matter”.

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