The jostle for the vacant
position of Deputy Governor of Kano State has started in earnest.
The erstwhile occupant, Hafiz
Abubakar resigned on Sunday.
The development was the height of
weeks of speculations about his stay in office.
Abubakar, a loyalist of former
Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, had been at loggerheads with Governor Abdullahi
Ganduje.
In 2014, it was Kwankwaso who
tapped the Professor of Nutritional Science to run with the governor.
According to Daily Nigerian, five
contestants are currently favored to become the state’s second in command.
They are Nasir Yusuf Gawuna: The
Commissioner of Agriculture; he is from Kano Central from where Hafiz hails.
Gawuna recently declared his intention to contest for Kwankwaso’s seat at the
Senate.
Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila: The
Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly
Matters (House of Representatives). He also declared his intention to contest
for Senator Kabiru Gaya’s seat (Kano South) in the Senate.
Muhammad Garba: The Commissioner
for Information and a one-time national president of the Nigeria Union of
Journalists (NUJ). He hails from Kano Central, the same federal constituency as
the former deputy governor.
Murtala Sule Garo: The
Commissioner for Local Government. He is a confidant of Ganduje and of the
signatories to the accounts of local governments in the state. However, he
hails from Kano North, the same district as the governor.
Abdullahi Abbas: The All
Progressives Congress (APC) state chairman. He hails from Gwale in Kano
central, the hometown of Prof. Abubakar. He is a grassroots mobilizer and
staunch supporter of the governor.
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