Ganduje Speaks On The Possibility Of Working With Tinubu Despite Kwankwaso Parley

The immediate past governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has said he was not making any move to get any appointment under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, who was sworn in on Monday, May 29.

Speaking during an interview published by BBC Hausa on Tuesday, Ganduje, however noted that if he was offered any appointment under the new administration, he would not reject it.

“I am not looking for any appointment. But, if I am offered any, I would take it” Ganduje’ statement reads in part:

The former governor then prayed for the success of the new administration and said he would continue to pray to Allah to help Tinubu succeed because people voted for him as many expected him to emulate things he did in Lagos State while he was the governor of the state and that he was known to be a true democrat.

Ganduje’s comment is coming on the background of the recent alliance between Tinubu and Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, who also contested against Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election.

In a leaked audio, Ganduje was heard registering his displeasure with the meeting between Tinubu and Kwankwaso in France.

Ganduje, who is a stern loyalist of Tinubu, was heard expressing his grouse, stating that Tinubu was unfair to him for meeting with his rival, lamented that “Now he (Tinubu) is seeing Kwankwaso as an alternative to us?”

However, Ganduje’s administration dismissed the audio, alleging that it was a plot by the opposition to cause a rift between him and the new president.