Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and ex-Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has criticised his former ally Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso and Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, describing their politics as inconsistent and their governance as “directionless.”
According to a BBC Hausa report monitored in Kaduna on Saturday after a recent stakeholders’ meeting in Kano, Ganduje dismissed rumors of Kwankwaso defecting to the APC, alleging he lacks the consistency to return after previously ridiculing the party.
“We too have heard these rumours, but we don’t take them seriously. In a democracy, there’s little difference between a fake cleric and a thief. Kwankwaso once said only a madman would join the APC. He even mocked President Tinubu when he was contesting, claiming that Tinubu had only developed Lagos.
Now they want to return. If they come, we’ll welcome them as ‘madmen who swallowed their vomit,’” Ganduje said with sarcasm.
He acknowledged the possibility of reconciling with Kwankwaso and former Governor Ibrahim Shekarau, citing their shared governance experience.
“When I took over power, I never wasted time probing my predecessor. Governance doesn’t end with one administration. But Abba Yusuf started his government with probes. Tell me, what have they uncovered? They’ve received more money in six months than my administration saw in eight years. Yet what have they achieved?” Ganduje queried.
He continued: “This government has no grip on governance. It’s like comparing a messenger with a permanent secretary. Theirs is a government of bandits, clumsy and confused. They spend recklessly on projects without value for money.”
Turning to Governor Yusuf, Ganduje labelled his administration as “a government of vendetta and cluelessness,” accusing it of resource mismanagement.He stated that his removal as APC National Chairman was based on zoning and political rotation.
“The President did not wrong me. Leadership is by God’s will, He gives it to whom He wants at any time, ” he said.
He also rejected claims that the APC is shrinking, asserting that it remains Nigeria’s largest political platform. Neither Kwankwaso nor Governor Yusuf has responded to Ganduje’s remarks.
