The Forum of Former and Serving Kano House of Assembly Legislators, under Former Speaker AbdulAziz Garba Gafasa, have denied endorsing Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin for the 2027 Kano governorship.
Gafasa said their recent visit to the Senator Barau was aimed at cementing the relationship of members of the APC.
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Recall that some serving and former members of the Kano State House of Assembly numbering over 200, led by a former speaker, Abdulaziz Garba Gafasa (2007-2011) paid a courtesy visit to the Deputy President of the Senate recently where they were said to have endorsed Senator Barau Jibrin for Kano governorship in 2027.
In a statement on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the Deputy President of the Senate on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, the group had during the visit, described Senator Barau “as the most marketable candidate for the All Progressives Congress in the state,”
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However, in a counter statement on Friday morning, a copy of which was made available to The Punch, the Forum said,
“We decided to embark on homage visits to the Leaders of APC in Abuja in an effort to cement the relationship of the members of the party.
“So, we paid a solidarity visit to the leader of the party in Kano who was the former National Chairman of APC, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the 2023 Deputy Gubernatorial Candidate, Murtala Sule Garo, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin and a host of others to ensure that they move to a common front,” the statement said.
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They further explained that, “We cannot fold our hands and allow our great party to be in disarray”.
They said they unanimously agreed to embark on the solidarity visits to talk to each of the leaders of the party for the need of a united front ahead of 2027 general elections, adding that the party still has a strong base in Kano.
