The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied any involvement in an alleged plot to dethrone the Emir of Kano, Mohammad Lamido Sanusi.
Speaking through Chief Oliver Okpala, his Senior Special Assistant on Public Enlightenment, Ganduje, who is the immediate past governor of Kano State, dispelled the report circulating in the social media captioned “Ganduje leads fresh plot to dethrone Emir Mohammad Sanusi,” insisting the report was the handiwork of mischief makers.
But reacting to the controversial publication, Okpala maintained that the report is false, insisting that Ganduje had nothing to do with the tussle over the Kano Emirship controversy.
Okpala said Ganduje was no longer the governor of Kano State, and neither is he the Speaker of the state House of Assembly to be involved in any plot or plan to dethrone or enthrone anyone as Emir of Kano.
“It should be made categorically clear that Dr. Ganduje has nothing to do with the present enthronement or dethronement of Emir Mohammad Sanusi in Kano State.
“It should be noted that Dr. Ganduje is no longer the Executive Governor of Kano State or the \Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly and, therefore, cannot have anything to do with the Emirship of Kano,” he said.
According to Okpala, Ganduje is also not involved in any plan to advise Emir Ado Bayero to abdicate the throne as being alleged.
“It is laughable that Dr. Ganduje who has left office as governor more than one year ago would be accused of masterminding a fresh plot to remove or enthrone an Emir.
“According to the publication, Ganduje is not only alleged to be plotting to remove Emir Sanusi, they said he is also plotting to advise Alhaji Ado Bayero to abdicate his throne as Emir of Kano for peace to reign. This is to say the least preposterous and absurd.
“It must be made clear that Dr. Ganduje has led and governed Kano State creditably and has since moved on, focusing on other more important national issues, as he leads Nigeria’s governing party, the APC .
“He is satisfied with the enormous contributions he made in terms of massive dividends of democracy, infrastructural developments and the good governance he provided while he held sway as Governor of Kano State”
“Those who are behind this sinister move to malign the APC National Chairman know what their sponsors are planning and they should leave the very busy Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje out of it.
“By going further to allege that he wants to use his influence in the Presidency to achieve the so-called enthronement and dethronement, it reveals the clandestine and dangerous motive of the sponsors of this act to create bad blood between Dr. Ganduje and Aso Rock.
“Let me reiterate here that Dr. Ganduje has very great respect for the Presidency and the national leader of the party, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“The relationship between both parties have been very cordial and no amount of blackmail can destroy the solidity of the partnership.
“The sponsors of this unsavoury publication should know that the people of Kano State love and cherish Dr. Ganduje for his services to the people of Kano when he served as governor.
“Dr Ganduje, as the National Chairman of the APC, has positioned the APC as one to reckon with. His monumental political achievements now portray him as a true nationalist, who is not involved in sectional politics or irrelevant traditional matters.”
