Kwankwaso/Ganduje feud: Rep wades in
– A lawmaker Abdulmumin Jibrin writes open letter to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and his predecessor, Rabiu Kwankwaso over on-going rift
– Jibrin says both political allies shouldn’t leave a legacy of division for their political sons like him
Abdulmumin Jibrin, the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, has urged his colleagues not to take sides in the feud between Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state and his predecessor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Premium Times reports.
Although, there are reports in some quarters that both political allies have signed a peace accord, it was gathered that they are yet to settle their differences.
According to Jibrin, who represents Bebeji/Kiru Federal Constituency in the House, both political allies shouldn’t leave a legacy of division for their political sons like him.
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A lawmaker Abdulmumin Jibrin has urged his colleagues not to take sides in the feud between Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and Rabiu Kwankwaso.
Jibrin in an open letter to both Governor Ganduje and Kwankwaso said: “Whoever takes sides to stoke the embers of enmity in order to raze down your decades-old bond in less than a year, is neither a friend, nor supporter but political panhandler who benefits from the ‘crumbs’ of the crisis.”
“You will recall that I have been at the centre of mediation, making ‘diplomatic’ shuttle in your residences, reaching out to two of you in private in order to find a lasting solution to the crisis.
“I have been unwavering and steadfast since the formative stage of the misunderstanding, through the period of cold war and now full-blown political crisis. I have tarried this long to write to you in order to ease the legislative burden of budget passage shouldered on the committee I chair in the House of Representatives. You will bear me witness that I have done a lot, despite this tasking engagement, toward solving the crisis amicably.
“I cannot be running with the hare and hunting with hounds. I believe the greatest service and show of unalloyed loyalty one should offer you, is to seek ways of brokering the feud in order to avoid muddling the image you built over the years in public by zealot supporters,” he said.
“Having analysed the crisis, made a political SWOT analysis of the situation, it is obvious that none of you stands to benefit from this row. The party will suffer. Both of you will be distracted. The masses will bear the brunt. And our political opponents we defeated in the past will avail themselves of our differences to advance their political cause. The lizard finds a space to penetrate through the wall when it finds a crack.
“It is evident that the crisis has gone out of hand as supporters of the either camp have owned up and taken over the crisis, and in the process diminishing your capacity to decide on reconciliatory moves.
“As a solution to the crisis, I suggest that at some points of the reconciliation, your key allies and supporters are involved because of the role they play in starting, fanning and spreading the political inferno.
“My dear leaders, upon all the political mentoring and the good political values you inculcate in us, what legacy are you now bequeathing to us, your political sons? It certainly shouldn’t be a legacy of division, nor a broken political home.”
Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin has urged his colleagues not to take sides in the feud between Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and Rabiu Kwankwaso.
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Governor Ganduje had earlier accused Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of encouraging and promoting political thuggery. Ganduje hinted that Senator Kwankwaso was not on the same page with President Muhammadu Buhari.
His remarks came after Senator Kwankwaso had led a group of party supporters to condole with him over the death of his mother.
During the visit, which was the first major political outing of the senator, his supporters were said to have continuously insulted the bereaved governor and his cabinet members, turning what ought to have been a sober event into theatre of political conflict. They were also said to have waved banners supporting the senator to run for president again in 2019.
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