Kwankwaso ‘quietly’ visits Kano, hosts supporters
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano state, visited the state on Monday, after a prolonged absence.
He met with his supporters and associates at his private residence on Miller road, Fagge, Kano.
TheCable learnt he arrived for the meeting in the morning, and left immediately after.
Kwankwaso, who currently represents Kano central, has avoided the state — except for a few occasions — since he handed over in 2015.
This is as a result of a running battle he has had with Abdullahi Ganduje, his successor.
Interestingly, Ganduje was Kwankwaso’s deputy for eight years but both men fell apart shortly after the governor assumed office.
A presidential aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kwankwaso declared his presidential ambition in Abuja, and has not had any campaign rally in the state.
“I’m in Kano to see you and say thank you for the brotherhood and progressive unity we enjoy as Kwankwasiyya members. Certainly we will sit and talk on vital issues affecting us”.
He explained that his choice of Abba Kabir Yusuf was necessary because most of his projects including the famous Kano Kofar Nassarawa flyover were designed and executed by Yusuf “Today most of the projects being executed by Ganduje are not durable and of low standard while huge amount of money was being spent on them.
“But our projects which mostly were designed and executed by Abba Kabir Yusuf are today standing firm in Kano,” he said. Kwankwaso, who spent only one hour in Kano, told his supporters who thronged his house that he was willing to sit with them and iron things out. “If not for the fact that I’m busy and rushing to go back to Abuja for the Presidential screening going on right now, I would have loved to sit and discuss vital issues with you”, he said.
He promised to return in the next few weeks to resolve some of the issues on the forthcoming elections in 2019.
Even though many of his supporters were not aware of his arrival in Kano, his house was filled to capacity. NAN reports that among his top supporters at the venue were the former Chief of Staff and Commissioner for Water Resources, Dr Yunusa Dangwani, Abba Kabir Yusuf, a former Commissioner of Works as well as Aminu Abdulsalam, his former commissioner of State Affairs. (NAN) MTM/
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