Why They Are Afraid Of Ganduje
By Abubakar Umar
As I prepared to pen this write-up, I scrolled through the news and read that the Kano High Court that ordered the suspension of the APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has vacated the order pending the determination of the suit on April 30th.
From the look of things and with his glowing political clout since he joined politics in the Second Republic, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the former Governor of Kano State, is giving sleepless nights to many politicians, particularly from his home state of Kano, where the melting pot of Nigerian politics emanated.
His emergence as the National Chairman of Nigeria’s ruling party has thwarted the evil machinations of some politicians who see Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as a stumbling block to their political ambitions on the national stage.
The administrator cum politician, as many people will attest to, knows very well that in terms of experience and political calculations, he has no match, especially from the North West political zone, where the National Chairman hails from.
They know very well that the National Working Committee of the party and President Asiwaju Bola Ahmad Tinubu have made the right calculation by appointing an elder politician and a two-term Governor of the most difficult state to govern in Nigeria as the chairman of the Nigerian ruling party.
They also know very well that his stature has made him one of the most visible and hardworking APC National Chairmen since its formation in 2013.
The conscripted script being played by agents of destabilization, in order to make the ruling party irrelevant, can only succeed if they try to use some political zealots with the aim of making the National Chairman look like someone who cannot sail through their evil conspiracy.
It is understood that the only way the NNPP Government in Kano will change its political nest is to cut down the tree that is supposed to give it shade. But instead of humbling themselves and submitting themselves to the party’s National Secretariat, where Dr. Ganduje is the leader, they started beating about the bush like child’s play.
Dr. Ganduje has since humbled them politically by visiting the state on January 25, 2024, to invite them to the ruling party without vengeance. He extended the hand of friendship, stating that politics is about the ability to make sacrifices and compromises.
It was that compromise and sacrifice that allowed some of his political foes to achieve accomplishments they never dreamed of. Yet, they are not grateful for his sacrifice and patience.
Today, the courts have vindicated Dr. Abdullahi Umar and the APC national stalwarts across the country who are comfortable with the leadership style of Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
