Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Friday, rejected the call by the acting National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, to join the ruling party. Yusuf’s reaction came barely 24 hours after Kano APC stakeholders in their majority, resolved to reconcile with the Kwankwasiyya movement. To this extent, it appeared Ganduje may have finally complied with President …

National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC for its handling of the electoral process in spite of landmines buried in its ways by partisans. Noting that the electoral umpire cannot be blamed for election violence, Ganduje said politicians must be held responsible. He spoke on Wednesday in …

National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, said yesterday his target was to increase the number of governors and legislators on the party’s platform. Ganduje, who stated this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja, said: “Our blueprint is to increase the numbers of legislators and governors that we have in the country, and by implications the …

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has called for specific constitutional roles for deputy governors in order to keep them busy. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ganduje made the call on Tuesday while speaking at the annual conference of the Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria. The conference with the theme “Partnering …

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje has urged Nigerians not to despair, reassuring them that President Bola Tinubu will deliver the good governance and dividends of democracy he promised. The development is coming barely 24 hours after Ganduje appointed former Katsina State Governor, Rt. Hon. Aminu Masari as chairman of a nine-man committee to …

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje has tasked the Kogi State electorate to give the party nothing less than 99 per cent support and victory votes in the state’s 11th November governorship election. While addressing party members and supporters on Saturday at the official inauguration of the party’s National and State Campaign Councils for …

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdulahi Ganduje has said that the leadership of the party will come out with a blueprint to increase the membership of the party. After a meeting with the immediate past Governor of Plateau State, Rt. Hon. Simon Lalong, the former Kano State governor however said that the visit of the …

Minister-designate, Barrister Nyesom Wike on Tuesday met with the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, at his residence in Abuja. This was disclosed on Twitter by Wike’s close associate, @TopboyChriss, who tweeted: “Nyesom Wike today visited the National Chairman of APC, Alhaji Umar Ganduje, at his residence in Abuja.” A few weeks ago, President Bola …

With the yet-to-be-verified list of ministerial nominees, the media is awash with the potential appointment of some former governors as Ministers in the coming cabinet of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Some of those prominently touted as possible ministerial nominees include but not limited to ex-governors Bello Matawalle, Abdullahi Ganduje and Atiku Bagudu, who were immediate past governors of Zamfara, Kano …

There was mild drama in Kano State after the swearing-in of Malam Abba Kabir Yusuf as governor on Monday. Yusuf refused to sit in the official chair used by his predecessor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje. In a viral video, the new governor was seen opting for an unofficial and smaller seat as he prepared to give an address. After he was …