‘I Am Not Kwankwaso’s Enemy’ — Ganduje Reacts to Yusuf’s Defection to APC

Former Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has dismissed claims that he’s an enemy of NNPP chief Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso following the defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to the APC.

Ganduje stated there was no private battle between him and Kwankwaso. He described their relationship as that of brothers, not rivals.

His response got here after Kwankwaso accused Governor Yusuf of betrayal for leaving the New Nigeria Peoples Occasion.

Ganduje spoke whereas paying a condolence go to to former Kano governor Ibrahim Shekarau over the demise of his brother. Through the go to, he addressed the controversy surrounding the governor’s political transfer.

“He considers me an enemy, however I’m not his enemy; I’m his brother,” Ganduje stated.

He additionally rejected Kwankwaso’s description of the defection as a betrayal. Ganduje stated the identical date ought to be seen as a second of liberation for Governor Yusuf.

“If he chooses to treat the day the governor left the NNPP, January 22, as ‘World Betrayal Day,’ then we’ll rejoice it because the day the governor gained his freedom.”