The Kano State government has described reports of an alleged fallout between Governor Umar Ganduje and the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a mischievous attempt by those who are uncomfortable with the long cordiality between the duo.
This is as it urged the general public to disregard reports from a purported ‘phone conversation’ between Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and Ibrahim Kabiru Masari which involves his alleged fight with President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
In a press statement issued on Saturday by the state commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Muhammad Garba, the state government said the excessive publicity on the purported audio clip was the mischievous work of paid agents trying to unturn the so-called ‘conversation’ to cause disaffection between the two political gladiators.
Garba explained that “from all indications, some people who are not comfortable with the long cordiality Tinubu, Ganduje and Masari enjoy are bent on exploiting the situation to their advantage,” and stirring up an imaginary fight between the two.
“The governor and the President-elect have since realised this mischievous attempt to cause disaffection between them, and would not allow this sound working relationship which has been waxing stronger, particularly at this critical time to be destroyed by some self-centred individuals,” Garba said.
The commissioner, however, called on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the general public to disregard such attempts and remain calm and loyal to the party to ensure the successful inauguration of Tinubu as President and rebuff insinuation of his fight with Governor Ganduje.
Recall an audio clip going viral and a leaked phone conversation between Governor Ganduje and Ibrahim Masari, a former placeholder vice presidential candidate of the APC, the governor was heard lamenting how he was unfairly treated by the “president-elect” for meeting with the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP Presidential candidate, Sen. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso.
In the audio conversation, the Governor was also heard saying the calculation by Tinubu of meeting with Kwankwaso was inaccurate.
Recall that Tinubu and Kwankwaso met for four hours in France, discussing wide range of issues.
