ANALYSIS: Why Ganduje is losing in Kano APC crisis

On November 30 and December 17 last year, the Federal High Court in Abuja ruled against the faction of Governor Abbdullahi Ganduje in the internal crisis that has torn the All Progressives Congress apart in Kano State.

The judge, Hamza Muazu, further imposed a fine of N1 million against the plaintiffs for filing “a frivolous and time-wasting motion.” At the event, Mr Abbas aimed jabs at Mr Shekarau, noting that the former governor enjoyed a waiver to clinch his nomination for his senatorial seat unchallenged. However, Kabiru Gaya, the senator representing Kano South, abruptly withdrew from the G7 after the group wrote a petition to the national leadership of the APC accusing Governor Ganduje of hijacking the party.

But with the G7 gaining support in the party, Mr Gaya might be having a rethink of his decision as he is also confronting another challenge. On December 28, the Special Adviser to Governor Ganduje on State Affairs, Muhammad Shehu, also resigned his appointment and announced his loyalty to Mr Shekarau.

Mr Jibrin, who is also the Chairman of the Senate Appropriation Committee, is considered one of the favourites to clinch the APC governorship ticket for 2023. But loyalists of the governor tend to prefer a member of Mr Ganduje’s cabint, Murtala Garo. The battle for the control of the party’s structure in the state to place the aspirants well in the race for the tickets of the APC was what led to the crisis becoming intractable.

“I believed that Ganduje was caged by a cabal feeding him with fairy tales which do not reflect the true happenings on the ground. You can imagine that Mr Shekarau, who also holds the traditional title of ‘Sardaunan Kano,’ tryng to see the governor but could not for seven months. Mr Dukawa said had the APC leaders in the state conducted transparent ward and local government congresses, the crisis would not have degerated into a legal tussle. The party had adopted a consensus arrangement for the election of party leaders in in the 484 wards and 44 local government areas of the state. But Mr Dukawa said the consensus mode and the processes were shrouded in secrecy and featured intimidation and arbitrary used of government power, which resulted in the crisis.

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