Ganduje Challenges Kwankwaso To Match Pro-Tinubu Rally In Kano
KANO State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, on Monday, November 21 challenged his predecessor and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso, to hold a rally in the state to test his popularity.
Speaking on a television programme, Ganduje defended the large turnout of supporters for his party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu in Kano earlier in the day, noting: “Kwankwaso is a presidential candidate, there is no doubt about that, but equally, we are on the ground and many of his people are now in our political party.
“So, if Kwankwaso thinks that he can win the party, let him hold a march like this and compare what will happen if he can do so.”
On the possibility of his party losing ground to another of his predecessors turned-political rivals, Ibrahim Shekarau, Ganduje questioned the political relevance of the former minister of Education over his switching allegiance.
He said: “Pertaining to Shekarau, we won our election without Shekarau. Later, we invited him into our party and he decided to leave the party to Kwankwaso’s party. Later on, he left that party to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), where he was originally. So, you can see that these are nomads in politics. You expect that people who run from one party to another will lose followers.
“Once you change your political party, you cannot carry everybody to where you want to go. You will leave some followers. He left a majority of his followers in APC and then he left others in NNPP. He then left many there. Where he is now, well, we will live to see.”
Meanwhile, over 23 persons in the mammoth crowd were reported to have slumped during the Permanent Voter Cards’ walk show organised by the Northwest Tinubu/Shettima campaign support group on Sunday, November 20.
The ‘one-million-man’ march started from the Emir’s palace in the ancient city and climaxed at the Government House cenotaph roundabout, where Ganduje received the support group.
The march saw many performances by power bike riders, horse riders, musicians, men and women clad in different attires depicting the political party.
First aid workers and security officers were busy ensuring the safety of those present and managing the traffic which brought most parts of the city to a standstill.
