The Kano state governor Abdullahi Ganduje‘s decision to abandon is senatorial ambition is to halt the continued growth of the new toast of Kano citizens, the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP.
TheNewsGuru.com exclusively learnt that Ganduje’s withdrawal his Senatorial was to enable Senator Barau Jibrin representing the Kano North Senatorial Zone to consolidate his position and resolve the heightening crises in the All Progressive Congress (APC).
This is coming after Ganduje had obtained the form to express intention to aspire for the position in the coming party primaries.
Our correoondent learnt that there were series of meetings between Ganduje and Sen Jibrin with other top APC members in Abuja where the agreement was reached for the Governor to let go his ambition for peace to reign in the party.
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Sen Jibrin is reported to have insisted that he would not dump APC even as his gubernatorial ambition has been blocked by Ganduje, but that the issue of the senate was something he was not ready to also give up.
However, following the defections tsunami in the Kano APC in which many actors have left the party to other parties seeking platforms to contest for their intended positions, Ganduje agreed that some bigwigs in the party, including Barau Jibrin, should be allowed to have their ways back to Senate to save the party.
APC State Secretary in Kano, Zakari Sarina who confirmed the story to TheNeasGuru.com said there has been tangible agreement s at high levels.
In a similar development at the National Level, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Monday resigned ahead of the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress.
The President’s aide on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang, who is running for governor of Akwa Ibom State, also resigned.
However, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, dropped out of the presidential race in order to retain his seat while the Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, also gave up her senatorial ambition.
Amaechi’s resignation was disclosed in a statement issued by the Amaechi Presidential Media Committee in Abuja on Monday.