Former Kano State governor and presidential aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has explained the reasons why he is not declaring his presidential ambition in his home state of Kano.
Kwankwaso, who is at loggerheads with his state governor and longtime political associate, Abdullahi Ganduje, had announced Wednesday as the day he will declare his 2019 presidential ambition.
The announcement which was contained in a statement by Kwankwaso’s Presidential Campaign Committee on Sunday, said the declaration would hold at the Eagle Square, Abuja, by 11 a.m.
Kwankwaso’s spokesperson, Binta Sipikin, said on Monday that Abuja is the nation’s capital and many of Kwankwaso’s political associates and supporters from across the country would be attending the event, hence the choice of Abuja.
She said it is not a Kano event, and it will be more convenient for people to come from any part of the country to the nation’s capital.
“He is declaring in Abuja because it is the nation’s capital, and this is a national event. We are considering people from various parts of the country who may want to come, but could find a meeting in Abuja easier than in Kano.”
Both Kwankwaso and Ganduje were political allies with the latter serving as deputy governor when Kwankwaso was the state governor but have since parted ways with Kwankwaso leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rejoin the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), where he left in 2014 in hoping to achieve his presidential ambition.