Kwankwaso, others’ defections to PDP can’t constitute havoc to APC —Ganduje

KANO State governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said the defection of his predecessor, Senator Musa Kwankwanso and others to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would not cause havoc to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the defectors as expired politicians.

Ganduje, in an interview with newsmen in Kano, on Friday, said: “We are not scared by their exit. Their defection does not constitute any havoc to our great party, the APC, at all levels. People should watch what will happen during the 2019 election.”

“I want you to go and study the situation on ground in Kano, his (Kwankwaso) defection has not changed the political mood in the state. Nobody cares to be disturbed by their action,”

According to him, when Kwankwaso was in the APC “…his intention was to vie for presidency, but when it appeared to him in black and white that there is no vacancy in the Villa, he decided to leave on his own.”

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He said that Kwankwaso was entitled to his political choice, adding that “when he could not secure a presidential ticket from the party, he defected. But he should wait and see how we slug it out with him. He will fully understand how popular and loveable President Muhammadu Buhari is.

“Our dear president has been doing the needful in terms of developing the nation. Coupled with this are his efforts in efficient service delivery and good governance at its peak. The war against corruption is successfully being waged,” Ganduje said, insisting that the chances of the party in next year’s general election would not be affected because of Kwankwaso’s defection.

“The chances of President Buhari, the party and our chances in Kano will not be affected because they left the party. Kano will give more votes to our president than what he got in the 2015 election. From the 2015 election to date, those who could not vote because of age limit are now grown up, meaning they will now be eligible to vote. Hence, Buhari stands the chance of getting five million votes from Kano,” Ganduje said.