27 of 31 APC stakeholders behind nomination of Garo as Kano Deputy Governor – Doguwa

The Chairman House of Representatives Downstream Petroleum Committee, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, has given more insight on how 27 of the 31 APC stakeholders supported the nomination of Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo for the position of Deputy Governor after the resignation of Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo.

Doguwa, in a release on Sunday commended Governor Abba Yusuf saying, “I have to commend His Excellency, Governor Engr. Abba Kabir’s decision to humbly and willingly concede his constitutional right and powers to the legacy component of the old APC under the leadership of Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to nominate for him a Deputy Governor.”

He said, “for this singular courtesy and an act of modesty, we must categorically commend the governor and appreciate his uncommon magnanimity and clear manifestation of his determination to working together for the unity of the party. Secondly, Governor Kabiru also gave to our group several vacant positions to be filled with our members including three Commissioners slots.”

He said the action of the governor was unprecedented and the first of its kind in history.

Doguwa hinted that In the course of their meeting, “Majority of the old legacy party members including my humble self have cooperated and supported Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and accepted him as leader of the legacy group in Kano state. And he presided over our meeting last night. For me, the meeting went on well and came up with an overwhelming support in favour of our former Deputy Gubernatorial candidate and a former Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Hon. Murtala Sulen Garo as a unanimous choice.”

“Of course, there were unavoidable dissenting voices that one cannot rule out in such a situation. But about 27 stakeholders out of 31 in attendance were on the same page and adopted Murtala as our major nominee for this exalted position.

” We have anchored our decision for Murtala on the following practical political reasons 1. Murtala was our deputy gubernatorial candidate in the last general election in 2023. His political outreach and popular support amongst our party ranks is incontestable. 2. He is has the widest influence across the 44 LGAs of the state. 3. Murtala Sule Garo coincidentally came from Gwarzo Kabo federal constituency where the immediate Kwankwasiyya’s former deputy governor also came from.”

“We have no doubt about these-facts. Murtala is naturally most appropriate man to take over this very strategic position. We have however decided to submit three names to comply with the directives by His Excellency, the Governor as the supreme leader of the party in the state.”

But to my mind and the minds of most of us, the two other names are merely “ shadow nominees”. or you can call them “ space holders.” But our substantive nomination for the deputy governor collectively as legacy family is the choice of Hon. Murtala Sulen Garo.”

“We, therefore, most respectfully urge and request His Excellency, the Governor who naturally holds the final constitutional discretion and the powers to make this very critical decision to graciously accept this popular decision of the legacy party members.

“We promise His Excellency that we will give him our individual and collective support to succeed in the coming elections in 2027. “

27 of 31 APC stakeholders behind nomination of Garo as Kano Deputy Governor – Doguwa