Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso sneaked into the ancient city of Kano where he addressed his supporters at his Milla Road residence on Monday.
The former governor had recently endorsed his son-in-law, Abba Kabir Yusuf, as his choice for 2019 governorship seat, an action that irked some of his followers.
Kwankwaso had at the PDP stakeholders’ meeting in Kaduna at the weekend announced his son-in-law and strong political associate, Aminu Abdulsalam, as governor and deputy aspirants.
The move terminated the hope of his political ally and former deputy governor, Prof. Hafizu Abubakar and Malam Salihu Sagir Takai, a former associate of former Minister of Education, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, who are equally eyeing the governorship seat under PDP.
However, Kwankwaso appealed to his followers to remain calm.
His words: “I’m in Kano to see you and say thank you for the brotherhood and progressive unity we enjoy as Kwankwasiyya members. Certainly, we will sit and talk on vital issues affecting us”.
He explained that his choice of Yusuf was necessary because most of his projects including the famous Kano Kofar Nassarawa flyover were designed and executed by him.
“Today most of the projects being executed by Ganduje are not durable and of low standard, while huge amount of money was being spent on them.
“But our projects which mostly were designed and executed by Abba Kabir Yusuf are today standing firm in Kano,” he said.
Kwankwaso, who spent only one hour in Kano, told his supporters who thronged his house that he was willing to sit with them and iron things out.
“If not for the fact that I’m busy and rushing to go back to Abuja for the Presidential screening going on right now, I would have loved to sit and discuss vital issues with you,” he said.
He promised to return in the next few weeks to resolve some of the issues on the forthcoming elections in 2019.
Even though many of his supporters were not aware of his arrival in Kano, his house was filled to capacity.
