Kano Supplementary Election: Ganduje executes more emergency projects in crucial ward, shares money

The Kano State Government is going on with more projects and programmes at Gama ward of Nassarawa local government, in the state, amidst criticism of ethical misconduct from activists.

Gama, a densely populated area, is a big decider in the supplementary election in the state scheduled for Saturday..


Mr Ganduje currently trails the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Abba Kabir-Yusuf, by about 26,000 votes in the election declared inconclusive by the electoral commission, INEC.
Because the margin of lead is less than the 141,694 votes cancelled, supplementary elections will now be held in the affected areas, including Gama, one of the most populated.


On Sunday, PREMIUM TIMES reported execution of three projects, comprising refuse evacuation, mass drilling of boreholes and road reconstruction which kicked off almost simultaneously in Gama.

More projects are now being carried out in the area, including direct cash payments that have generated strong criticism from pro-democracy voices.
Gama’s result was cancelled in the aftermath of the March 9 governorship election.
The cancellation followed an attack on the local government’s collation centre on March 11 allegedly led by top officials of the Abdullahi Ganduje administration.

The attack was believed to have been led by the state’s deputy governor, Nasiru Gawuna.
The altercation led to the destruction of result sheets for the ward, according to INEC and returning officers.
Mr Gawuna, the commissioner for local governments, Murtala Garo, and chairman of the local government area, Lamin Sani, were arrested by the police at the scene.

The police command letter issued a statement confirming the involvement of Messrs Garo and Sani, promising to charge them to court after investigation.
Mr Garo has however disputed the police’s account, as he denied any wrongdoing.

More bazaar

Gama, a densely populated area of the metropolis, is bedevilled by a number of infrastructural and development challenges.

Since Friday, the community has been busy, with government workers and contractors executing various assignments on behalf of the Ganduje administration.
On Friday, detachments of refuse evacuation vehicles were dispatched to the area to evacuate long-abandoned dump sites.

On Saturday, two other projects sprang up; asphalt overlay on Gama’s main artery, Audu Utai Road, and digging of at least 11 boreholes in the area.
Since then, a free eye treatment campaign was flagged off, offering surgeries and medication. A health centre in the area, Isa Kaita Hospital, which has been decrepit is now undergoing a massive facelift.

Residents of the area reported the presence of another detachment of workers who are assigned to give mosques in the area quick facelifts.

On Wednesday, the state deputy governor led the distribution of delivery packs to pregnant women with Mr Ganduje’s picture emblazoned on them.
Another set of women were also presented with N10,000 each as start-up capital at the same occasion.
Football kits are also due to be shared to selected clubs located in the area on Thursday.
Mr Ganduje’s handlers announced that the governor will perform the congregational Friday prayer for this week in the community.

Criticism mounts

More voices are condemning Mr Ganduje’s action describing it as open inducement of voters.
“It is clearly a case of voter inducement”, said Jibrin Ibrahim, a professor of political science and senior fellow at the Centre for Democracy and Development.
“He wasn’t doing these projects before this time, and it is interesting to see that nothing is going to Dakata, which is the next ward to Gama. So, it is clearly directed at the voters,” he said.

Mr Ibrahim, however, expressed optimism that the sudden projects would not “fool” voters in the area.
“It is very clear that these projects that Governor Ganduje is hurriedly executing are not budgeted for. They are not in the approved budget.” Said Auwal Rafsanjani, the executive director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC).

“Government is not a personal project to use it for personal gain. I think, if you have a serious state assembly they should have asked how this sudden withdrawal is being done without even proper procurement. It is not just about carrying out these projects. There is no accountability in the manner in which these projects are executed,” he said.
Mr Rafsanjani said the political motive of the projects is glaring.

“The question is, what was he doing all this while that he abandoned these areas without carrying out infrastructural projects in those places?”


Government Defends Action

The state government, however, defended its action as legitimate.

Speaking to PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday, commissioner for information, Mohammed Garba, said there is nothing wrong for the government to do anything that is not illegal in order to get support for Mr Ganduje.

“Personally I don’t think there is anything wrong with this. Whatever a politician would do to get the support of the people, provided it is going to benefit the people, I don’t see anything wrong with that,” he said.
“If that project is for the benefit of the people of Gama, and part of strategy, the government decides to execute it at this material time, personally I didn’t see anything wrong”.

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SAI GANDOLLAR!!!

ManirBK:
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Even OP is booking space oniown thread.

When you conclude that your people are fools.

...

The leadership suddenly realized that the power is in the hands of the electorate.

This is how democracy should be.

Those in power and authority should wield it, knowing it was given to them and it can be withdrawn.

OCEANMORGAN:

Even OP is booking space oniown thread.

My bro why this na!

That is the major problem with APC governed states. Apart from the early days of Ambode, there is no single APC governor that bothered to deliver on their promises to the masses. They all felt that as long as they were in the good books of the presidency, they didn't need the people.
Now, that the chips are down, they now remember their people at the last minute. If the presidency had refused to help any governor with dss, compromised police force, compromised army or biased inec staff, almost all state governors of apc will lose their re-election.
So ghanduje knew these wards and LGA need these projects but ignored them till now? Let thunder fire him

ManirBK:
My bro why this na!

I just said it the way I saw it. No offense or hard feelings mahn.

booblacain:
When you conclude that your people are fools.

...

Even you if you are in his current position,current situation you will do more or even better than him.SO LET HIS PEAPLE JUDGE..

eyeview:
That is the major problem with APC governed states. Apart from the early days of Ambode, there is no single APC governor that bothered to deliver on their promises to the masses. They all felt that as long as they were in the good books of the presidency, they didn't need the people.
Now, that the chips are down, they now remember their people at the last minute. If the presidency had refused to help any governor with dss, compromised police force, compromised army or biased inec staff, almost all state governors of apc will lose their re-election.
So ghanduje knew these wards and LGA need these projects but ignored them till now? Let thunder fire him

Under APC intergrity has assumed a different name.

Have sat down and came to the conclusion that ** God should just bless us individually and never have any cause to trust or rely on any government officials, they are all tyrant. The way they handle things and even the people under them is not pleasing,is it now that he has to start doing good things They don't worth the headache at all. Alot of people are in this country who doesn't even care about government or no government in as much they are doing well in their business... because the govr has lost her values. God have mercy. Don't know how to really explain these

Keep sharing the dollars but just know it wont save you
Haha Gandollar barawu

Kano people will surely regret if they they vote out Ganduje because faulty as its, the man has transformed Kano state. So basically Abba is wasting is time and resource on futile and bleak quest.



Sai Ganduje tsoho Uban Abba;

Baban Abba Ganduje;

Gatan Abba Ganduje;

Kai Abba ga baban ka Ganduje;

Kabi ubanka kai Abba.

Like the short man called Osunbade buying votes with trader moni.

That's why he is called Gandollar. Share the money.

Mehn this guy is fucking desperate... He was probably hoping to cash in on Buhari's popularity but things didn't go according to plans

This man doesn't even understand how his own people reason. An average Hausa man is very strong willed and most unlikely to be affected by rush hour deceit. They collect his money and still vote against him. They are voting because of four years and it'll be very difficult to change them in just a few days.
Anyway, it's part of the dollars he collected as bribe. The money rightly belongs to the people. God has a way of making thieves perform restitution without knowing it.
#GANDEXIT

Vote Buying
by the Dollar man of the APC

why?

Medicine for dead man.

Medicine for dead man..

Next level.
Want to use this medium to congratulate Ganduje in advance. APC IS KANO KANO IS APC. QUOTE ME ANYWHERE!

Ganduje the babanriga dollar bribe stuffing crook thinks everyone in Kano is a zombie Shege barawo!

He's just fulfilling one of his electoral manifestos of 2015...his responsibilities but what he kept in his agbada will keep me away from government house tomorrow

Gida Gandollar

am starting to hate this man..
he's actions shows that he believes he's people are gullible