Alhassan Ado Doguwa, the Chairman of the House of Representatives’ Downstream Petroleum Committee, has said that 27 of the 31 All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders backed Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo’s nomination for Deputy Governor of Kano State.
Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, the former deputy governor, quit weeks after impeachment proceedings began against him, according to reports.
Doguwa praised Governor Abba Yusuf on Sunday for choosing Garo as his deputy governor.
He said, “I have to praise His Excellency, Governor Engr. Abba Kabir’s decision to humbly and willingly give up his constitutional rights and powers to the legacy part of the old APC, which is led by Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, so that they can choose a Deputy Governor for him.
“We must praise the governor for this one act of kindness and modesty. We must also thank him for his rare generosity and clear determination to work together for the party’s unity.” Second, Governor Kabiru gave our group a number of open positions to fill with our members, including three Commissioner slots.
He said that what the governor did was unprecedented and the first time it had ever happened.
Doguwa hinted that during their meeting, “Most of the old legacy party members, including myself, have worked together to support Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and accept him as the leader of the legacy group in Kano state.” He was in charge of our meeting last night. The meeting went well for me, and there was a lot of support for our former Deputy Gubernatorial candidate and former Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Hon. Murtala Sulen Garo, as the unanimous choice.
“Of course, there were voices of dissent that couldn’t be ignored in this situation. But 27 of the 31 stakeholders who were there agreed on Murtala as our main candidate for this important job.
“We have made our choice for Murtala based on the following practical political reasons: 1. Murtala was our deputy gubernatorial candidate in the last general election in 2023. His political outreach and support from our party members are beyond doubt. 2. He has the most power over the 44 LGAs in the state. 3. Murtala Sule Garo happened to come from the Gwarzo Kabo federal constituency, which is also where the former deputy governor of Kwankwasiyya came from.
“We are sure about these facts. Murtala is the best person to fill this very important role. However, we have chosen to give three names to follow the orders of His Excellency, the Governor, who is the party’s highest leader in the state.
“But in my mind and the minds of most of us, the other two names are just “shadow nominees” or “space holders.” But as a legacy family, we all agree that Hon. Murtala Sulen Garo should be the deputy governor.
“We, therefore, most respectfully urge and request His Excellency, the Governor who naturally holds the final constitutional discretion and the powers to make this very critical decision to graciously accept this popular decision of the legacy party members.
“We promise His Excellency that we will help him win the elections in 2027, both as individuals and as a group.”
