ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and immediate past governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has launched attacks on both his estranged ally, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, and Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, describing their politics as inconsistent and their governance style as directionless.
According to a BBC Hausa report monitored in Kaduna at weekend, Ganduje spoke during a stakeholders’ meeting of APC leaders in Kano on Thursday, the first of its kind since leaving office.
He dismissed speculations that Kwankwaso might defect to the APC.
According to him, Kwankwaso lacked consistency, especially after ridiculing the ruling party in the past.
“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 sarcastically.
On reconciling with Kwankwaso and former Governor Ibrahim Shekarau, Ganduje said it was not impossible, stressing that all three had governance experience that could help the current administration if unity became necessary.
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Turning his criticism on Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, Ganduje described his successor’s administration as a “government of vendetta and cluelessness,” accusing it of wasting resources and lacking governance capacity.
“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.”
On his removal as APC National Chairman, Ganduje explained that it was purely a matter of 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.
Ganduje also dismissed claims that APC was shrinking, insisting that despite a few defections, the party remained Nigeria’s largest political platform.
Neither Kwankwaso nor Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf had responded to Ganduje’s remarks as of press time.