The former Kano state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo has threatened to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) if the state Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje relinquishes Kano North Senatorial ticket to Senator Barau Jibrin popularly known as Maliya.
A source close to the former commissioner hinted Daily Telescope that Garo had concluded plans to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if governor Ganduje perfected his plans of handing over the ticket to Senator Jibrin.
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The source said: “Garo was promised a slot of deputy governor if decamped to PDP. And, you know the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is his in-law, so Atiku can easily perfect this arrangement for Garo if decamped to PDP.
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“For now this is the latest crisis that lingering within the APC in Kano and if care is not taken, it will consume the party. This is because Garo being a former commissioner for local government, has large followership especially at the grassroots, so, if decamped to PDP, he will surely move along with his followers and that can be a serious setback for the APC.
“Information reaching us is that the state governor and some party’s stakeholders are struggling to calm down the former commissioner with a view to dropping the idea of leaving the party.”
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It could be recalled that Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who earlier picked forms to contest for Kano North Senatorial District seat in the forthcoming 2023 general election, relinquished the tocket to The incumbent senator, Barau Jibrin.
However, it appears that Garo is not satisfied with governor’s stand, hence, threatened to dump the party for PDP of the plans is actualised.
