Kwankwaso is a joke —Ganduje

Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has mocked his predecessor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, for his boast that he would defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 should the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) make him its presidential candidate.

Ganduje, who described the former governor as a usurper who wants power by all means, said that Kwankwaso cannot even win election in his own village, let alone defeat President Buhari in 2019.

Kwankwaso had in an interview published weekend, boasted that Buhari would be easily defeated by him if he is chosen as candidate of the PDP.

But Ganduje in a statement through the state Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba on Sunday, said that Kwankawso is a mere “political fugitive who does not have the platform, the intellectual capability and mental ability to manage the affairs of Nigeria.

“Senator Kwankwaso’s latest utterances have confirmed the fact that he is now a confused politician who is grabbing every opportunity to relaunch himself back to relevance.

“For over three years, he has been sleeping at the Senate without sponsoring even a bill that will positively impact on the lives of Nigerians. This is a clear indication that he has nothing to offer. He is just being boastful. For over three years, Kwankwaso has been at the Senate, he has not visited Kano Central, his senatorial district. He has not executed any tangible constituency project for his people.

“Since then, he has not been around and we have been here in Kano playing the game of politics the way it should be done. The good people of Kano are appreciating our modest achievements and they have expressed confidence in us.

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“Senator Kwankwaso’s dream to get the PDP presidential ticket remains a tall one that can never see the light of the day because those he is going to meet are familiar with his antics. They have not forgotten in a hurry, the role he played in destroying the same PDP.

“I am surprised that Kwankawso is now talking about people like Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, a man he persecuted and betrayed in many occasions. I am surprised he is talking about the PDP, a party he destroyed and betrayed many of the chieftains who are still there today to pay him back with his own coin. All his political structures have been completely dismantled.

Those who know him will understand that he is overrating himself and cannot be seen as a major contender in the 2019 presidential election. He is an usurper who wants power by all means. Here in Kano, the support for President Buhari and the APC is non-negotiable,” the statement read.

 

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