Dr abdullahi ganduje- One factor
in favour of Mr. Ganduje is that of
incumbency. He was deputy
governor to Mr. Kwankwaso
between 1999 and 2003 and
returned in 2011 when the
governor picked the PDP ticket to
run for a second term. He is
believed to be unquestioningly
loyal to his boss. As deputy in the
last four years, Mr. Ganduje will
inherit his boss’ structure across
the state to actualize his ambition.
He is believed to be at home with
his boss’ political group,
Kwankwasiya, which might back
him in the race.
Closely related to that is his
experience in politics which many
believe he will bring to bear in
governance. Mr. Ganduje has been
in politics for almost 30 years.
Apart from serving twice as
deputy governor, he had a stint in
the academia and had also served
as sole administrator of Abaji Area
Council and chairman of
Gwagwalada Area Council, all in
Abuja. He also served as
commissioner in various ministries
in Kano State during the military
era.
In 2003, after their ouster from
office, Mr. Kwakwanso appointed
Mr. Ganduje as special adviser
(political) when the former was
appointed defence minister by
former President Olusegun
Obasanjo and later the executive
secretary of the Lake Chad River
Basin Commission at Ndjamena,
Chad Republic.
Besides all this, Mr. Ganduje
emergence as the governorship
candidate of the APC was less
contentious. While two other
contenders withdrew; namely
Kawu Sumaila and Usman Alhaji,
the deputy governor roundly
defeated his lone challenger,
Jafaru Isa. Thus, there might not
be protest votes against him.

Mr Sagir Takai- Mr. Takai is equally
counted as a political heavy weight
in Kano. Although, his political
experience is not certain, Mr.
Takai’s incursion into politics dates
back to 1999.
A dogged fighter and a grassroots
politician, the PDP candidate
contested the chairmanship
election for Takai Local
Government council under the
defunct ANPP and won even when
the state was then largely
dominated by the PDP. He has
since then remained a political
force so much so that he earned
the respect of every administration
in the state. He subsequently
served as commissioner for local
government in the administration
of Mr. Shekarau for several years.
Another factor that will be in
favour of the PDP candidate is the
backing of the federal might.
Several political office holders at
the centre are believed to be
working for him.
In the current contest, Mr. Takai
has a lot to contend with.
Although, he is a political heavy
weight, the in-fighting in the PDP
might work against him during the
election.
The disagreements that trailed the
December 8 primary election
where he emerged as the party’s
governorship candidate are yet to
abate although a Kano High Court,
sitting in Gezewa, recently
confirmed him as the party’s flag
bearer while ruling in a case filed
by Akilu Indabawa, a former
member of the 2014 National
Conference. He has been handed
the PDP flag by the national
leadership of the party.
It is not however clear if the PDP
candidate has reached out to
Mohammed, the son of the late
Head of State, Sani Abacha, who
alongside Mr. Indabawa boycotted
the primary election and may still
be aggrieved just like other
aspirants who complained that he
(Takai) was imposed by Mr.
Shekarau on them.
At present, the party appears to be
in disarray. The situation has led
to threats by some members to
decamp to the APC if the matter
was not addressed by the PDP
leadership in Abuja.
To present a formidable challenge
to the APC, therefore, Mr. Takai
has named Abba, son of late Head
of State, Murtala Mohammed, as
his running mate. It was a
strategic political move hailed by
many because of the popularity of
the former Nigerian leader.
Again, the belief by some residents
of the state that the PDP-led
Federal Government is not
working seriously to halt the
activities of insurgents in some
parts of the North may count
against Mr. Takai in the election.
But Mr. Takai is full of confidence
that he will emerge victorious in
the governorship election.

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