The immediate former governor of Kano state
and presently a serving senator, Rabiu Musa
Kwankwaso, has reacted to the move to
suspend him by the Kano state chapter of the
All Progressives Congress APC for allegedly
staging a violent rally.
Chairman of the Kano APC chapter, Umar
Doguwa, had on Thursday addressed a news
conference accusing Senator Kwankwaso of
indiscipline following the manner he allegedly
turned his condolence visit to Governor
Abdullahi Ganduje into a violent rally.
The party leadership in the state threatened that
it would constitute a disciplinary committee to
investigate Kwankwaso's involvement and to
punish him accordingly.
However in a statement, issued on Friday, Mr.
Kwankwaso denied the allegations, adding that
since he left office he had decided to give his
successor space and time to settle down and
consolidate on governance without interference.
The statement, signed by Mr. Kwankwaso's
aide, Yunusa Dangwani, said both Kwankwaso
and Ganduje had enjoyed close affinity being
that Gadnuje was his former deputy for eight
years and also his former Special Adviser when
Mr. Kwankwaso served as Minister of Defence.
The statement said Kwankwaso had taught it
wise to pay condolence visit to the governor,
adding that he, deliberately gave short notice
for the condolence visit.
According to the statement, the former governor
was pleasantly surprised by the turnout of the
good people of Kano who came to receive him
at the Malam Aminu Kano Airport and escorted
him to Ganduje village.
It added that by the time Mr. Kwankwaso's
convoy arrived Ganduje town, they were
surprised that some local people brandished
local weapons, not minding the somber
occasion. It is unfortunate that they could not
be chided, thus we left them with their
weapons at Ganduje.
It is therefore appalling and rather unfortunate
that the good gesture of Sen. Kwankwaso has
been mischievously interpreted wrongly.
It is also disheartening that few hours after the
death of our state Deputy Chairman Alhaji Isa Ali
Danmaraya the government was busy coercing
and misleading some party leadership into
addressing a press conference that will only
culminate in splitting the APC in Kano, the
statement said.
The statement further warned Mr. Ganduje to
desist from dragging the name of President
Muhammadu Buhari to cover for his
administration's obvious weaknesses.
Kwankwaso therefore urges the governor to
strive to concentrate on facing the enormous
challenges of governance such that, perhaps,
he may also be revered and respected by the
good people of Kano State.
and presently a serving senator, Rabiu Musa
Kwankwaso, has reacted to the move to
suspend him by the Kano state chapter of the
All Progressives Congress APC for allegedly
staging a violent rally.
Chairman of the Kano APC chapter, Umar
Doguwa, had on Thursday addressed a news
conference accusing Senator Kwankwaso of
indiscipline following the manner he allegedly
turned his condolence visit to Governor
Abdullahi Ganduje into a violent rally.
The party leadership in the state threatened that
it would constitute a disciplinary committee to
investigate Kwankwaso's involvement and to
punish him accordingly.
However in a statement, issued on Friday, Mr.
Kwankwaso denied the allegations, adding that
since he left office he had decided to give his
successor space and time to settle down and
consolidate on governance without interference.
The statement, signed by Mr. Kwankwaso's
aide, Yunusa Dangwani, said both Kwankwaso
and Ganduje had enjoyed close affinity being
that Gadnuje was his former deputy for eight
years and also his former Special Adviser when
Mr. Kwankwaso served as Minister of Defence.
The statement said Kwankwaso had taught it
wise to pay condolence visit to the governor,
adding that he, deliberately gave short notice
for the condolence visit.
According to the statement, the former governor
was pleasantly surprised by the turnout of the
good people of Kano who came to receive him
at the Malam Aminu Kano Airport and escorted
him to Ganduje village.
It added that by the time Mr. Kwankwaso's
convoy arrived Ganduje town, they were
surprised that some local people brandished
local weapons, not minding the somber
occasion. It is unfortunate that they could not
be chided, thus we left them with their
weapons at Ganduje.
It is therefore appalling and rather unfortunate
that the good gesture of Sen. Kwankwaso has
been mischievously interpreted wrongly.
It is also disheartening that few hours after the
death of our state Deputy Chairman Alhaji Isa Ali
Danmaraya the government was busy coercing
and misleading some party leadership into
addressing a press conference that will only
culminate in splitting the APC in Kano, the
statement said.
The statement further warned Mr. Ganduje to
desist from dragging the name of President
Muhammadu Buhari to cover for his
administration's obvious weaknesses.
Kwankwaso therefore urges the governor to
strive to concentrate on facing the enormous
challenges of governance such that, perhaps,
he may also be revered and respected by the
good people of Kano State.
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