Immediate past National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje; former House of Representatives Majority Leader, Alhassan Doguwa; and several key party figures in Kano State have endorsed a former Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Murtala Garo, as the next Deputy Governor of Kano State under the APC.
Doguwa made this declaration in Abuja on Sunday, saying that the endorsement was reached at a late-night strategy meeting on Saturday, where party leaders reportedly rallied support for Garo.
The former commissioner was said to have secured about 90 per cent of attendees’ support.
Speaking further on the meeting’s outcome, Doguwa urged Governor Abba Yusuf to consider Garo, describing him as a loyal and experienced politician.
“Garo is the most suitable candidate. He has remained consistent, patient, and loyal. This is the kind of support the governor needs at a critical time,” he said.
The move comes two weeks after the resignation of the former deputy governor, Abdussalam Gwarzo, which created a vacancy in the state’s top hierarchy.
Recall that three names, Garo, Rabiu Bichi, and Kabiru Rurum, were presented, but the deliberations tilted in Garo’s favour, with near-unanimous backing.
Other stakeholders said to have endorsed Garo include former Deputy Governor and ex-Minister of State for Housing Abdullahi Tijjani Gwarzo, as well as several party chieftains.
Before the endorsement, Garo had served as National Organising Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2007, Special Adviser to a former Kano Governor, Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, and a two-term commissioner and also the APC Deputy Governorship candidate in the 2023 election.
Stakeholders expressed optimism that his emergence would strengthen party unity and stabilise the political landscape in the state.
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