Ganduje visits Shekarau's, as the Ex-Governor about to dump APC

-
The Kano state Governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has paid unexpected visit to the residence of Senator Ibrahim Shakarau whose plans to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP).
 
Shekarau is said to be dumping the APC for the NNPP to be able contest for his senatorial seat in 2023, a situation that might not be possible under the APC after having a parallel contest as one of the members of the G7 in the party.

According to the Vanguard, sources from Shekarau camp say all arrangements for his joining the NNPP have been concluded and it is rumored that he is going to announce his intention to join the NNPP Saturday morning.

Ganduje who was accompanied by Majority Leader Alhassan Ado Doguwa and some cabinet members, along with some other major party stalwarts visited Shekarau Friday evening with the intention of convincing him to consider staying back in the ruling party where they met for almost an hour.
 
However, on his arrival at the Mundubawa residence of Shekarau, Ganduje was later wooed by crowd chanting opposing slogans against him expressing displeasure with his visit.

Meanwhile no further information has been given on the outcome of the meeting.

It was gathered that Kwankwaso arrived in Kano on Friday as part of plans to receive Shekarau into the NNPP fold.

Recalled that NNPP is led by the Kwankwasiyya supporters under the leadership of Senator Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso who took over the party recently.


 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Sallah: NSCDC deploys 3005 operatives in Kano to ensure safety

-
Image
  Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have deployed 3005 tactical operation squad to places of Sallah festivities in Kano. This was contained in a statement issued to Daily News 24 by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSC Ibrahim Idris Abdullahi. The statement noted that an emergency response unit team will also be available in Kano metropolis during the period, to ensure hitch free Sallah festivities as well as protection of critical national assets and infrastructure. The Commandant of the Corps in Kano, Idris Adamu Zakari, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Kano Command assured general public of their safety and protection of infrastructure, while cautioning them to be vigilant and report any suspicious movement to security agents. The Command then called on good people of Kano to note that, security is a collective responsibility of all good citizens; the general public are hereby enjoined to share useful security information to law enforcement a...
Read more

How ICRC trains and empower disable, Hisbah guards in Kano

-
Image
Umar Idris Shuaibu - Kano Fifty people with disability benefited from micro economic initiative of International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC). The supervisor of the Project from Economic Security Unit of ICRC in Kano, Musa Peter said the four days training was geared towards training the beneficiaries with different business ideas that will help them to formulate the viable business plan and develop it into reality, and also managing the business opportunity for them to be self reliant. Musa Peter added that ICRC motive is to empower the people with training and finances so as to be productive and be employers of labour. "The financial literacy training is to first of all integrate the disable into society and give them hope that there's better life in the future. "Because anybody who is successful after the final stage of the project cycle, our hope is to get millionaires out of them with the businesses they're running, as in the case of some people befo...
Read more

Verify license status of Companies before investing - CBN, SEC advise citizens

-
Image
Umar Idris Shuaibu - Kano The Financial Services Regulation Coordinating Committee (FSRCC) has advised members of the public to refrain from dealing with illegal financial operators (IFOs). The committee said this in an advisory posted on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) website on Monday. FRSCC is an inter-agency body set up to deal with matters of common interest and concern to the various regulatory and supervisory authorities in the financial services industry. Member agencies include the CBN, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), federal ministry of finance, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), National Pension Commission (PenCom), Nigeria Deposit Insurance Commission (NDIC), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Abuja Securities and Commodity Exchange Plc and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). According to the FRSCC, the rise in the activities of IFOs portends a grave risk to public confidence and the stability of the Niger...
Read more