The Former Kano State Governor, Dr Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso and ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC) under the leadership of Governor Abdullahi
Ganduje are set to hold parallel political rally in Kano on January 30,
Daily Trust learnt.
The two separate events were centred on the
forthcoming local government election in the state slated for February
10, 2018 and by extension, the 2019 general elections.
According
to the APC campaign timetable, the party would hold its rally at Kwanar
Dangora along Kano- Abuja road on January 30 January for the
presentation of flags to candidates.
However, Senator Kwankwaso
was expected to come to Kano from Abuja same day to help his people in
the ongoing campaign ahead of the February 10 local government poll.
Confirming the senator’s visit, his media aide, Hajiya Binta Spikin, said the former governor would be in Kano on January 30.
There were fears that supporters of the two groups might clash during the events.
Spikin
said, “Despite the purported rumours by the Ganduje-led faction of the
APC, Kwankwaso will come to Kano on January 30 to help his people,
especially those who are contesting in the forthcoming local government
election in their campaign activities.
“We are very much aware of
the rumours going round that our leader will not come to Kano. The
Ganduje’s people are circulating the rumours but I can assure you that
this will not stop our leader from coming to Kano on the slated date,”
she said.
Also, the Secretary of the APC in the state, Alhaji
Ibrahim Zakari Sarina, affirmed that the APC rally at Kwanar Dangora was
scheduled according to the campaign timetable released by the Kano
State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) for the forthcoming
local government poll in the state.
“Unfortunately, Senator
Kwankwaso did not inform the party about his planned rally which
coincides with ours. Had it been he wrote to the party, the party will
have shifted its own rally to another day. But because he did not inform
the party, we based our own activities in line with KANSIEC’s
timetable,” he said.
When contacted for comment, the Police
Public Relations Officer, DSP Magaji Musa Majia, said he would contact
the relevant authorities to find out who between Kwankwaso and the APC
notified the command about the two planned rallies.