Deputy Gov, Five Others To Contest Guber Seat

The Deputy Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abdullahi Gwarzo and five others have indicated interest to contest the governorship seat of the state. Others include Senator Kabiru Gaja , Alhaji Sani Lawan, Alhaji Bello Gwarzo and Alhaji Salihu Takai. But Governor lbrahlm Shekarau of Kano State, said the choice of Alhaji Salihu Takai as the flagbearer of ANPP in 2011 was done’ ‘to maintain the trust” within the party.

Shekarau gave the explanation on a live Radio and Television programme in Kano on Friday on the choice of Takai, a former Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, as the party’s candidate.

He said the Takai was also endorsed by local government chairmen, members of the state and National Assembly elected under the platform of the ANPP.

“All stakeholders approved the choice of Takai in writing.

“And to exercise that power, I gave my blessings to him as my preferred candidate for the position,” Shekarau said on the programme as part of activities marking the Democracy Day.

He, however, said that the endorsement of Takai did not in any way foreclose the chances of other aspirants, saying every interested member of the party was free to contest.

The governor said the party would eventually select a candidate from all the interested aspirants either through consensus or primaries.

Shekarau’s endorsement of Takai has so far caused a lot of ripples in the party in the state.