Former governor of Kano State, Senator Abdullahi Ganduje, maintains his position as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) amidst controversy surrounding his suspension. Following a court ruling that overturned his purported suspension, Ganduje asserts his leadership role in the party.
The Federal High Court in Kano, presided over by Justice A. M Liman, issued an order reversing Ganduje’s suspension and restraining all respondents from implementing decisions made at an executive meeting held in Ganduje Ward of Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area. The court emphasized the importance of maintaining the status quo before the emergency ward meeting.
Justice Liman’s decision came in response to a motion exparte filed by Ganduje, seeking the enforcement of his fundamental right to fair hearing. The case is scheduled for a hearing on April 30.
In response to the suspension, the APC alleges that members of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) orchestrated the move and petitioned the National Judicial Council (NJC), questioning the integrity of the judge involved.
Ganduje expressed gratitude to party executives and ward officials for their support amidst the turmoil, attributing the suspension to Governor Abba Yusuf of the NNPP’s efforts to undermine the APC ahead of the 2027 general election. He highlighted the NNPP government’s alleged failures and intentions to disrupt the political landscape in Kano.
“In fact, what is happening is that it is an incursion into our political party by the NNPP government of Kano in order to destroy our party,” Ganduje said.
“They are so concerned that in their first year in office, they have seen their failures right from the destruction of the economy of Kano state to increased political violence in and also destruction of political morality in Kano state.
“We are battle ready to take over their government. They are concerned that Kano produces the highest votes. They are so concerned that we will repeat the same feat for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu again. We will ensure that in 2027, there is no vacancy for any presidential candidate fram Kano and from Nigeria.
“They are out to create confusion in our party so that we will not have the courage to take over our government in Kano state. They want to ensure Tinubu does not have the intimidating votes he used to have from Kano state. We will tell them their intentions will fail, that it is impossible, that it is a falsehood.
“I am assuring the President that our party in Kano is solid, it is battle ready in order to keep the votes for president very high, even the highest in Nigeria.
“We have written to the IGP, the DG DSS who are handling the case because we have their pictures, names, and we know their political leanings. Some of them were captured even wearing kwankwasjyya cap. They were so daft and insensitive that they couldn’t camouflage properly.”