A Group under the aegis of Yaki da Siyasar Bauta (Group Against Politics of Slavery) in Dawakin-Tofa, Tofa and Rimingado Federal Constituency in Kano State, has dissociated itself from fielding of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s son, Abba Ganduje as the All Progressives Congress candidate for the constituency in the House of Representatives.
This is contained in a statement by some of the Elders of the area, Malam Sani Tofa, Engineer Atiku Ahmed Dungurawa and 11 others, a copy of which was issued to newsmen on Monday.
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The group, comprising retired senior civil servants, businessmen and other stakeholders, said they had never supported Ganduje’s nepotism since he became the Governor of the State.
According to them, the emergence of Ganduje’s son, Abba as the APC candidate for Dawakin-Tofa/Rimin-Gado/ Tofa in the House of Representatives was a clear indication of Ganduje’s nepotism which had never been supported by all well meaning people of the area.
“We have never supported the idea whereby elites naturally circulate themselves in positions of authority, because there are people better qualified for the positions, but are denied the chance to contest, ” the group said.
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They maintained that even though the emergence of Abba came after a meeting with some stakeholders and elders of the party in Kano North region, their group was not a party to such development.
The group, therefore, appealed to people of the three local government areas to massively come out and kick against nepotism which was masterminded to favor Ganduje’s son in 2023 elections.
“We believe that nepotism is anti democracy and we must kick against it in our local government areas. People will vote for the person that will always be associated with us, not someone that will win the election and run away from us”.
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The stakeholders further beged the entire people to forgive them for supporting Ganduje in the last seven and a half years as Governor of the State whom they claimed had messed up the master plans of the state.
The group, therefore, called on the people of the areas to continue to exercise patience as according to them “truth will definitely prevail over falsehood”.
