Ganduje is my ‘boy’, he’s confused, says Kwankwaso

Ganduje is my ‘boy’, he’s confused, says Kwankwaso

…says Tinubu has offered him appointment

Former Governor of Kano State and Leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has reacted to a threat by his successor, ex-governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, to slap him if they had met at Aso Rock, Abuja.

He said Ganduje is one of his political boys and could not look at him in the face.

Kwankwaso and Ganduje visited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu separately on Friday. The latter told journalists that he would have slapped his former boss if they had met each other at the Villa.

Responding to the threat in a BBC Hausa service interview, Kwankwaso said, “I heard that he [Ganduje] said he would have slapped me, but I’m here. He was just confused.

“These are all my boys politically. They can’t even look at me straight in the face if we meet.”

He also confirmed that he was in talks with President Bola Tinubu regarding potential involvement in his government.

According to him, President Tinubu has offered him appointment but the two parties have yet to arrive at a definitive conclusion.

“We have discussed collaboration, however, a definitive decision is pending. After the inauguration of the National Assembly, we will determine the best course of action,” he said.

Kwankwaso also stressed that the position Tinubu offered him was on mutual consultation, and it did not mean he would defect from the NNPP.

He said in two weeks, their conclusion would be publicly declared.

On the demolition in Kano, Kwankwaso said he had briefed the President

According to him, Tinubu expressed contentment with the measures put in place by the Kano government.

“Tinubu initiated the conversation, after which I provided a comprehensive explanation, to which Tinubu expressed surprise upon discovering that the information relayed to him was false,” he said.

He said he briefed Tinubu on the details of the lands sold by the Ganduje administration to the public.