A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mohammed Bello says the quarrel between former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso and incumbent Abdullahi Ganduje will help his party in 2019.
Mr Bello, who represented Kano Central in the Senate under the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, said internal crisis in any party, in most cases, favours other parties.
“This is a golden opportunity for the PDP to pick up the governorship of Kano State. Whenever you have this kind of serious crisis, you realise that there’s a party with all the necessary apparatus to take over power,” he told Daily Trust.
“It is not like a brand new political party; rather, it is an old party with capable hands. We have Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, Malam Aminu Wali and others. We can turn this opportunity into victory.”
Mr Bello, a former Commissioner for Agriculture and Environment during Ibrahim Shekarau administration, however said though PDP has its own issues, it would capitalize on the performance of the APC government in the state and at federal level.
“For instance, there were so many expectations from the new political party that took over (APC). We haven’t seen any change.
“People are complaining that they are not able to afford one-square meal a day, let alone three. People have been jumping across fences stealing cooked food. This thing has become very serious, and that is a good reason to change government,” he said.
However, just recently, President Muhammadu Buhari had designated Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lead the consultation, reconciliation and confidence building efforts of the ruling All Progressives Party, APC.
The president took the decision as part of on-going efforts to improve cohesion within the party.
The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the assignment will involve resolving disagreements among party members, party leadership and political office holders in some states of the Federation.
Also, Kano APC crisis involving supporters of the former governor of the state, Rabiu Kwakwanso and the serving governor, Abdullahi Ganduje is one of the tasks the Tinubu reconciliation committee would handle.
The Presidency on January 29 summoned Messrs Ganduje and Kwakwanso over the aborted Jan. 30 visit of the former governor to Kano to avert breakdown of law and order in the State.
The governor, accompanied by two serving senators and two members of the House of Representatives from the state, met with the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari at the Presidential Villa.
