Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has endorsed his deputy, Nasiru Gawuna, to succeed him as the next governor of the state, ODUNEWS can confirm.
Gawuna’s endorsement was carried out at a stakeholders meeting held in Kano.
At the stakeholders’ meeting presided over by the Kano governor, Murtala Garo, former commissioner for local government and chieftaincy affairs, was reportedly selected to be Gawuna’s running mate in the 2023 governorship election.
According to sources, Garo is “believed to have the capacity to deliver votes for the party, considering his influence at local government level”.
Meanwhile, Ganduje is reportedly making plans to obtain the nomination and expression of interest forms to represent Kano north senatorial district.
The Kano north senatorial seat is presently occupied by Barau Jibrin.
Ganduje was deputy governor of Kano to Rabiu Kwankwaso for two terms — 1999 to 2003, and 2011 to 2015 — before he became governor of the state in 2015.
The endorsement by Ganduje follows a recent tradition in Kano state where the incumbent governor backs his deputy to take over power after his tenure. Former Kano state governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, also endorsed Ganduje who was his deputy from 1999 to 2003 and 2011 to 2015.
Although the relationship between the two has since been frosty, the trend of governors backing their deputy to succeed them seem not to have changed.
