Former Governor of Kano State and ex-National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has launched a strong attack on his former political ally, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso and the current Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, accusing them of inconsistency and poor leadership.
Speaking at an APC stakeholders’ meeting held in Kano on Thursday, the first such gathering since Ganduje left office, he dismissed recent speculations about Kwankwaso potentially rejoining the APC.
Citing a report by BBC Hausa, Ganduje said Kwankwaso’s previous criticisms of the party discredited any such move.
“We’ve heard the rumours, but we don’t take them seriously,” Ganduje said. “In politics, there’s little difference between a fake cleric and a thief. Kwankwaso once said only a madman would join APC.”
“He even mocked President Tinubu, claiming all he achieved was in Lagos. Now they want to come back. If they return, we’ll welcome them as madmen who have eaten their words.”
When asked about the possibility of reconciling with Kwankwaso and another former governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, Ganduje said it could be considered if unity becomes necessary, adding that all three have leadership experience that could benefit the current administration.
Turning to his successor, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, Ganduje was sharply critical, calling his administration directionless and focused on revenge rather than development.
“Unlike him, I didn’t start my tenure by launching probes into my predecessor’s administration,” Ganduje said. “But Governor Yusuf came in with investigations and nothing to show for it.”
“In just six months, they’ve received more federal allocations than I did in eight years. What have they achieved with that money?”
He went further to describe Yusuf’s government as “a government of vendetta, lacking in leadership and filled with confusion,” accusing it of spending public funds wastefully on low-impact projects.
On his own removal as APC National Chairman, Ganduje downplayed the matter, saying it was part of a routine political rotation based on zoning.
