National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the immediate pass governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje, has stunned his political opponents and allies alike when he called on his estranged political god father, Rabiu Kwankwaso and the just affirmed governor of Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf; Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, and other opposition leaders in the state to join his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress APC.
Ganduje, who made the call after a stakeholders’ meeting in Kano, on Thursday 25 January 2024 said the idea was to enable APC use its national advantage to bring about a committed and unified one-party arrangement that would favor the State.
For many, this development is coming after the politician who had for some time displayed conceitedness and self-righteous attitudes towards opposition leaders in his state, some of whom were those who provided him with the ladder to scale up his political ambition.
In a seeming attempt to patch things up and rekindle a fresh political relationship with the NNPP led chieftains in the state, APC, Ganduje assured them of a level playing ground for new members, especially in his home state, Kano.
“We can use that advantage to have a good control of the country politically by having a unified focus as a one-party state. The APC is the largest party in Africa and has resolved to open its arms wide to welcome new members into it.
“There are a lot of developmental projects from the federal government that include the gas pipeline, rail line, and road from Abuja to Kaduna to Kano that the state, as a commercial center, will benefit from.
“The party is expecting an inflow of people from other parties to increase the number of people that will join it. We appeal to those who want to join the APC. We are inviting Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and his officials to join the APC party”. Ganduje added.
The APC National Chairman stated that he is calling on the Kano state governor with a loud voice and have created an enabling environment for the governor and his party to come and join the APC so that a solid and large followership can be achieved.
He noted further; “We are the most populated state in the country, let us make use of our population to our benefit and create a large followership in Nigeria.
“The votes of Kano State are very critical for anyone who wants to become a president of the country. We should utilize that potential to decide who our president will be in the future.
“We work day and night to visualize Kano as a one-party state. If Kano is converted to a one-party state, it means we can decide for Nigeria and its leadership.
“This will be in favor of the state and the party. Leave the NNPP, and come and join the APC. All the other parties should come and join the APC and make Kano a one-party state”.
The former governor stated that the APC is discussing with them and from indications, Kano state will be a one-party state.
The meeting had in attendance, Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin; former Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ado Doguwa; the 44 APC local government chairmen, as well as the state party chairman, Abdullahi Abbas.
