Ganduje, Kwakwanso APC factions set to hold parallel rallies in Kano
- The Ganduje and Kwakwanso-led factions of the APC in Kano are set to hold parallel rallies in the state
- A series of rallies would be held by the Ganduje-led faction during which it would receive 10,000 defecting members of the PDP
- In similar manner, the Kwakwanso-led faction would also hold rallies; and there is tension in the state, over whether both rallies would go on peacefully
Two factions of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano, led by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso respectively, are set to hold parallel rallies in the state, Daily Trust reports.
No fewer than 10,000 members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, including Senator Basheer Garba Lado, will be received officially by the Ganduje-led faction on Saturday, January 27.
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Legit.ng gathers that the faction would subsequently present flags to candidates for the forthcoming local government elections at a rally scheduled to hold in Bichi town on Sunday, January 28; another such rally would take place on Monday, January 29 in Gwarzo; and in Kwanar Dangora, on Tuesday, January 30.
The Ganduje faction will hold rallies till Thursday, February 8.
Among the defecting members of the opposition party who would be received by the governor’s faction, are former members of the House of Assembly and local government leaders.
Senator Lado, a close ally of Governor Ganduje, was defeated by Kwakwanso at the upper legislative chamber; and is reportedly making the move to the ruling party in order to re-contest for a seat in the upper legislative chamber in 2019.
In similar fashion, ahead of the local government elections, the Kwakwaso faction is also set to hold a rally on January 30. The rally is in honor of the former governor.
According to reports, there is tension in Kano state at the moment, as to whether the rallies to be held by the two factions would be peaceful. This is because there have been bloody clashes between both factions in times past.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje revealed what led to the row between him and his predecessor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
The governor, who played host to state House of Assembly members at the state government House, revealed that his former boss insulted him and his parents because he believed that the government had not met his expectations.
According to him, Kwankwaso started abusing him and his parents when he accompanied him to his car, accusing him of not continuing his legacies of free education, foreign trips and others.
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