I’ll soon expose Kwankwaso – Ganduje

  Gets 34 lawmakers’ backing

By Aliyu Askira and Bashir Mohammed, Kano

Kano state Governor, Dr. Abdullahi  Umar Ganduje may have commenced move towards compiling some alleged mismanagement of the state resources by  his predecessor, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso while in office.
Specifically, the governor is believed to have started opening the books on the activities of the administration in which he served as deputy governor, with a view to forwarding same to the anti-graft agencies.

Governor Ganduje had, during an inspection visit to the Dakata-Bela road project on Monday,   hinted of his readiness to ‘expose’ his estranged godfather.
Addressing the crowd, the governor was quoted to have said: “The other time they (in apparent reference to Kwankwaso) came to Kano , they claimed to have  worked  for the people of Kano. We have agreed that they worked in some places, but at the same time, they have cheated the state in some other areas. We will show the people their true colour in the near future.”
Speaking exclusively to our reporter, a Government House source said the governor  had started ‘walking the talk’ , and also consulting  on the need to sack all Kwankwaso’s loyalists in his administration.
This, Blueprint gathered, “is because some of  them are always briefing Senator Kwankwaso on the activities of Kano state government with some even sending audio records to him in Abuja.”

According to the source, “the state government will soon send  a comprehensive report to the  EFCC and ICPC on how former Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso mismanaged the resources of Kano and left behind over N400 billion debt.”
“Enough is enough. It is worrisome that somebody I so much respected, could involve himself in this act of thuggery and disloyalty. He claims to have performed excellently in Kano. I  will in clear terms, come out with details of what the former governor did or did not do when he was in  power,” Ganduje was quoted as saying to members of his kitchen cabinet.

Meanwhile, the governor’s support base got swollen yesterday when 34 out of the 36 members of the State House of Assembly pledged their allegiance to him.
Leading the lawmakers on a solidarity visit to the governor  at the Government House, the Speaker, Alhaji Kabiru Alhassan Rurum said, they had every cause to express their sadness over the humiliation meted out to the governor.
According to him, Governor Ganduje  should be pitied for the series of political tribulations he  suffered over the years, adding that it was as a result of his perseverance and large heart that he was able to nip intractable crises in the bud.
He said:  “As I speak to you now, we are happy to inform you that we are supporting you one hundred percent. We  must forge a common front to throw our weight behind you looking at the manner you were savagely treated.

“This is a unanimous resolution we had adopted and agreed upon on the floor of the House, with our signatures appended. I am speaking the minds of my colleagues and none of us was forced to act against his will.”
He said with the turn of political events as a result of the prevailing ugly scenario in the state, there was the compelling need for the governor to start shedding the toga of red cap, assuring that all those supporting his cause would follow suit.

In his response, Governor Ganduje said since his foray into  politics,  he had traversed turbulent waters and crossed  the Rubicon before succeeding to become what he is today.
He further added that it was not in his character to tarnish the image of anyone in the name of achieving a parochial political goal.
While thanking the legislators for their unalloyed resolve to back him at this  critical period, the governor called on them to exercise patience and tread softly, stressing that with caution and perseverance, the obstacles could be surmounted.