The governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that he and his predecessor, Rabi’u Kwankwaso are the architects of modern Kano.
Mr Ganduje had previously faulted Mr Kwankwaso’s projects and described them as “aika-aika” in Hausa, meaning substandard or white-elephant projects.
In what appear as a drift from his earlier position, Mr Ganduje said Kwankwaso did well for the development of the state.
He made this known on Sunday at a stakeholders meeting held at Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano, with leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, across all the 44 local governments and state leadership, to brief them about the just passed judgement of the Court of Appeal on the leadership of the party at wards and local governments.
Describing how people were amazed at the level of development in the state, particularly those who were not in the state for a long time, he said, “Those responsible for the new face of the state, are Kwankwaso and Ganduje.”
He assured that his administration would continue to sustain developmental projects and policies for the development of the state at all levels of government.
“The two governors, (himself and Kwankwaso) did their best in giving the state a facelift. And I will continue to maintain this as a governor of Kano state,” he added.
After thanking President Muhammadu Buhari and the interim chairman of the party and governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, and members of his team, for their concern over resolving the internal misunderstanding of the party’s leadership in the state, he invited those who lost in the Court of Appeal ruling, to come back and join hands together to make the party stronger.
While charging party leadership at all levels to take the issue of periodic meetings seriously, he hinted that, “We set in motion the process of strengthening internal democracy. As well as party financing. We will do everything possible to also ensure the sustainability of this strength.”
“We should all understand that, strong party leadership is a prerequisite that helps government to perform very well.
“As Court of Appeal made its ruling, which favours us, anyway, we should therefore tighten our belts for the success of our party as we are facing contests with other opposition parties,” he pleaded.
