Ganduje Lands Again on His Feet - THISDAYLIVE via thisdaylive
Nseobong Okon-Ekong writes that Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State was able to overcome an adverse image in a decisive moment many though he would go under
After the Independent National Electoral Commission declared the initial ballot inconclusive, because the leading candidate’s margin of victory was less than the number of votes cancelled, a supplementary poll was ordered. The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party , the main opposition party, Abba Kabir Yusuf was leading Ganduje. The prevailing opinion indicated a win for Yusuf, largely due to the corruption issue against the Kano governor.
At 70 years, Ganduje, a former deputy governor, who came to office in 2015 will complete his eight-year tenure in 2023. He is probably the oldest among his colleague governors. In the supplementary election held in 28 of the 44 local government areas in the state, Ganduje won by scoring 45,876 votes to Abba Yusuf’s 10,239. The governor got 1,033,695 votes, Yusuf polled 1,024,713. Kano was one of the battleground states projected to present a lot of security issues and it did not disappoint.
How did he perform this feat? It’s possible that long-standing relationship with certain influencers in Kano softened the ground for Ganduje at the critical minute, enough to allow the alleged use of thugs and security agencies to ensure victory for the governor. Still, no one can deny the Kano governor has spent billions of Naira on health projects.
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