Alhaji Nasiru Sule-Garo, a member of the House of Representatives representing Gwarzo/Kabo Federal Constituency, Kano State, has defeated his younger brother to clinch the House of Representatives ticket on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Sule-Garo, who is an elder brother to Kwankwaso’s wife, defeated his sibling, Faruk Sule-Garo in the party’s primary election.
Announcing the result of the election, the returning officer, Dr Salisu Muhammadu Tudunkaya, said Nasiru polled 173 votes to defeat his brother, Faruk who got 12 votes.
He explained that 198 accredited delegates participated in the voting, adding that 13 votes were declared invalid.
”I, Dr Salisu Muhammad Tudunkaya, chairman, primary election committee of PDP, hereby announce Nasiru Sule-Garo as the winner of this keenly contested primary election.
“A total of 198 delegates were accredited and 13 votes were invalid. The result is thus: Faruk Sule-Garo got 12 votes while Nasiru Sule-Garo got 173 votes.
“With this result, Nasiru Sule-Garo is the winner,” Tudunkaya said.
NAN
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Rep member defeats brother to clinch PDP ticket
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Flood hits 8 LGAs in Kano state
Kano State Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Agency (SERERA) says it has dispatched personnel to eight local government areas of the state recently affected by flood to assessing the damage caused by the disaster in the areas.
The Executive Secretary of the agency, Alhaji Ali Bashir, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Thursday.
He said the team had visited seven out of the eight local government areas concerned to compile report on the situation.
Bashir listed the local government areas as: Rimin Gado, Tofa, Dawakin Tofa, Gwarzo, Danbatta, Kabo, Gezawa and Gabasawa.
“The team has so far visited and assessed the situation in Rimin Gado, Danbatta, Gezawa, Gwarzo, Tofa, Dawakin Tofa and Kabo local government areas.
“As I am talking to you now, we are in Gabasawa Local Government Area, assessing the damage caused by the flooding in the area,” he said.
Bashir, who declined to state the number of people affected by the disaster, said after the assessment, the agency would make a comprehensive report for onward submission to the state government.
“We cannot give you the exact number of persons or houses affected until after we finish the assignment.”
According to him, the agency is still receiving reports of the disaster from other areas prone to flood.
NAN reports that no fewer than three people were reported to have died and several houses destroyed in Kiru Local Government Area of the state, following a heavy rainfall on Monday
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2019: Kwankwaso shuns Kano, to declare presidential ambition in Abuja on Wednesday
Senator representing Kano State Central Senatorial District and presidential hopeful under the Peoples Democratic Party platform has revealed that he will formally declare his presidential ambition in Abuja and not in his state (Kano) contrary to public expectation.
Kwankwaso who currently is at loggerheads with his predecessor and longtime political associate, Abdullahi Ganduje, announced Wednesday as the day he will declare his 2019 presidential ambition.
The announcement was contained in a statement by Kwankwaso’s Presidential Campaign Committee on Sunday.
The declaration, according to the statement, would hold at the Eagle Square, Abuja, by 11 a.m.
Confirming the development on Monday, Kwankwaso’s spokesperson, Binta Sipikin, said Abuja is the nation’s capital and many of Kwankwaso’s political associates and supporters from across the country would be attending the event, hence the choice of Abuja.
She said it is not a Kano event, and it will be more convenient for people to come from any part of the country to the nation’s capital.
“He is declaring in Abuja because it is the nation’s capital, and this is a national event,” she said.
“We are considering people from various parts of the country who may want to come, but could find a meeting in Abuja easier than in Kano.”
Recall that Kwankwaso and Ganduje were political allies with the latter serving as deputy governor when Kwankwaso was the state governor.
They have since parted ways with Kwankwaso leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rejoin the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), where he left in 2014 as part moves to achieve his presidential ambition.
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Special Adviser on graveyards to Kano Gov resigns
Yakubu Nagoda, special assistant on graveyards to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state, has resigned.
Nagoda in a letter addressed to the Secretary to the State Government dated August 4 thanked the governor for giving him the opportunity to work with him and the people of the state.
However, he did not state the reason for his resignation.
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Kano Govt denies owing ex-deputy gov, provides details of funds released
The Kano State Government has denied allegations of non-payment of entitlements by the former deputy governor, Professor Hafiz Abubakar.
The government while reacting to Abubakar’s resignation noted that based on available records, in 2017 alone, the sum of over N120, 000, 000.00 was paid to former deputy Governor as traveling allowance both within and outside the country, while in 2018, over N30, 000, 000.00 million was paid to him for various traveling allowances.
A statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Youth and Culture, Malam Muhammad Garba and made available to reporters also stated that in July the sum of N7, 409, 575.00 was released to the former deputy governor to travel to the United Kingdom to receive an Honourary Degree from the University of Reading
The sum of N7, 800, 000.00 was also said to have been paid the deputy governor, who doubles as Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation as his travelling allowance to Khartoum, Sudan for the convocation ceremony of the University of Africa.
“Also, for a trip to the United Kingdom for the World Education Forum, the sum of N8, 509, 000.00 was paid to him; while his trip to Saudi Arabia for his daughters’ graduation was also sponsored by the state government, among other privileges extended to him’’,
The state government also challenged the former deputy governor on allegations that the state government has committed resources to sponsor rally in support of his removal from office, pointing out that, the gravity of the allegation may prompt the government to take appropriate action.
‘’The former deputy governor ought to have landed safely and quietly instead of making unsubstantiated allegations just to draw attention,‘’
The statement further stated that for fear of ominous impeachment process by the Kano state House of Assembly, Prof. Hafiz Abubakar, has hurriedly tendered his resignation, following the decision by 30 out of the 40 legislators to commence impeachment proceeding against him over false, unfounded allegations and undermining the state government.
The deputy governor was also accused of making unguarded comments capable of causing disaffection particularly in the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and the state in general.
The government also debunked allegation over threat to his life and that of members of his immediate family which it regarded as unbecoming considering his position as number two citizen with a provision for statutory security detail.
Recall that the former deputy governor tendered his resignation on Sunday despite his initial denial of defecting to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as well as resigning his position.
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My deputy resigned for fear of impeachment– Gov. Ganduje
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Monday said his former deputy, Prof. Hafiz Abubakar, resigned from his position for fear of being impeached.
The state Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, said in statement issued to newsmen in Kano.
Garba quoted Ganduje as saying Abubakar’s resignation was sequel to a decision by 30 out of 40 legislators in the Kano State House of Assembly to commence impeachment proceeding against him.
He said that impeachment proceeding planned against the former deputy governor was based on “false, unfounded allegations and undermining the state government.’’
Garba said that the deputy governor was also accused of making unguarded comments capable of causing disaffection particularly in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the state in general.
According to him, the former deputy governor, “publicly forsake the Ganduje’s Administration and swore allegiance to his political mentor, Sen. Rabi’u Kwankwaso.’’
The governor also debunked allegation over threat to Abubakar’s life and that of members of his immediate family.
He said that the allegation was regarded as unbecoming considering his position as number two citizen, with a provision for statutory security detail.
Garba said that the former deputy governor spent over N150 million on foreign and local trips against his claims that the governor had not been paying his allowances.
Abubakar, a loyalist of Kwankwaso, had been at loggerheads with Ganduje, for siding with Kwankwaso in the political impasse.
NAN recalled that Abubakar had on Sunday, Aug. 5, tendered his resignation letter to Ganduje.
NAN
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One dead, 40 houses destroyed in Kano after heavy rainfall
A heavy rainfall on Thursday claimed the life of one person and destroyed over 40 houses in Dambatta Local Government Area of Kano State.
The downpour which started around 4:00 p.m and lasted for four hours, also destroyed properties worth millions of Naira.
The local government councillor (Danbatta East), Abdullahi Dambatta, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Friday.
He said the one person that lost his life died as a result of building collapse at Unguwar Makafi.
He said areas affected by the disaster include Bakin Kasuwa and Abattoir area in the town.
He said the local government council chairman, Idris Zago, had visited the affected areas with a view to assessing the damage caused by the flood.
“Many of the residents have been rendered homeless as a results of the flooding,” the councillor said.
He called on the local government council and the state government to come to the aid of the victims.
When contacted, the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Agency (SERERA), Ali Bashir, confirmed the incident saying the agency would dispatch its staff to the local government to assess the situation.
“I have just been informed about the incident and we have concluded arrangement to send our people to assess the situation with a view to bringing a comprehensive report to the state government.
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2019: Kano deputy governor, Abubakar denies defection, resignation rumours
Embattled Kano State Deputy Governor, Prof Hafiz Abubakar, on Thursday, dismissed as false rumours news making the rounds that he had defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
While dismissing the speculation, Abubakar said he was still a member of the APC.
He attributed the false claim that he had crossed to the PDP as the handiwork of some miscreants, urging his supporters to disregard it.
“I have not resigned. I am still the Deputy Governor of Kano State and a member of the APC,’’ Abubakar said on Thursday.
The deputy governor, who doubles as the Kano State Commissioner for Education, said he was in Abuja on Thursday to attend the National Council of Education meeting.
Abubakar’s rumoured defection had gone viral on the social media, following a tweet on a PDP Twitter handle welcoming him, alongside the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Masari Tambuwal, into the opposition party.
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2019: Buhari will lose Kano, other northern states, Kwankwaso fires back at Amaechi
Sequel to a statement credited to the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi that President Muhammadu Buhari will win Kano, Bauchi and Sokoto states despite the recent defections of some senators in those states, former governor of Kano, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso has insisted that President Buhari will lose those states, Kano in particular.
Kwankwaso’s spokesperson, Binta Spikin reiterated that President Buhari’s loss in some key northern states was imminent
“On those that defected at the House of Representatives and Senate, where do they come from? They come from areas that the President is comfortable. Do you honestly believe that the President will lose election in Sokoto? We are not God, but it’s one of his comfort zones,” the Punch quoted the minister as saying.
“If you bring the President on a sick bed to Bauchi and Kano, he will win and he has never lost election in Bauchi. But that is a bit arrogant on our side; we should not underestimate them,” the minister who also doubles as Director General of Buhari’s campaign organisation said in an interview with The Punch.
However, in her response, Spikin said Kwankwaso’s defection will not only affect the votes in Kano State but has brought down the APC.
“I think his defection will greatly affect the votes in 2019. His defection will not only affect the chances of the APC in Kano, his defection has brought down APC.
“If you look across Nigeria today, not Kano alone, there’s nowhere in Nigeria that you don’t have the presence of Kwankwasiyya (supporters of Mr Kwankwaso).
“Kano is his home base and he is well grounded in Kano. Even without the government, he had a 60 percent of the voters, so what do you think will happen now that he has joined forces with people like Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau?” she said.
She further said the government needs to know that there is a path that is blocked “even if you fight it.”
“Even if the government puts whatever in place, there is no way President Buhari will win in Kano, there’s no way.”
When asked if Kwankwaso stands a chance of winning the 2019 general election should he officially declare his ambition to run for presidency, she simply said, “He stands a very good chance to win Buhari. We are covered.”
Recall that Kwankwaso was one of the 15 senators who defected from the APC on Tuesday.
In his reaction, the governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje, had said the mass defection will not affect the party’s chances politically.
He also Mr Kwankwaso’s exit will not be felt in the state: “I want you to go and study the situation on ground in Kano, his (Kwankwaso) defection does not change the political mood in the state. Nobody cares to be disturbed by their action,” Mr Ganduje said.
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2019: Buhari’ll still win Sokoto, Kano, Bauchi if he campaigns on ‘sickbed’ – Amaechi
…insists lawmakers’ defections won’t affect president, APC’s chances in 2019
The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday said Sokoto , Kano and Bauchi States in the North will be easy ride for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.
The minister also claimed that the governors of Sokoto and Kwara states, Aminu Tambuwal and Abdulfatah Ahmed respectively, would leave the All Progressives Congress.
Amaechi also claimed that Tambuwal had presidential ambition, and that President Muhammadu Buhari would win in Sokoto, Kano and Bauchi states in the 2019 general elections even if he (Buhari) is taken to the states “on a sick bed”.
The minister told journalists that although he did not wish to speak about political matters, he was sure that despite the defection by the APC members at the National Assembly, the party would win the 2019 presidential election.
When told that the APC might be heading for a collapse considering the gale of defection in the party, the minister said, “That’s according to you. Look, you are not a politician so you can’t be commenting on what you don’t know. In fact let’s look at it. Unfortunately I don’t want to speak about this but you are putting me under pressure.
“However, no matter what you do, the Governor of Sokoto will leave naturally. He has ambition to be president. If you take a chicken to him he will still go. The same with Kwara. These are people you expect that they will leave.”
He said, “On those that defected at the House of Representatives and Senate, where do they come from? They come from areas that the President is comfortable. Do you honestly believe that the President will lose election in Sokoto? We are not God, but it’s one of his comfort zones.
“If you bring the President on a sick bed to Bauchi and Kano, he will win and he has never lost election in Bauchi. But that is a bit arrogant on our side; we should not underestimate them.
“I am not God. It is only God who can say the APC will win or not. But what is clear is that if you remove the God element, I think we are prepared to coast to victory because Nigerians will certainly reject a second looting. Nigeria can’t survive a second looting. Never!”
He said the delay by the opposition party to name its candidate for the presidential election about six months to the election would work in favour of the ruling party.
“In our time, it was clear who would be the APC candidate one year ahead of time,” he added.