Ganduje: Kano'll repeat 1993 presidential election

• Published date: 12 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje yesterday said history will repeat itself in Kano as the people of the state will reject their own son and vote for a southerner to become president.

In 1993, Kano citizens gave victorious votes to the late Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola - a southerner from Abeokuta, to defeat Bashir Othman Tofa - a northerner from Kano state.

'Kano state will repeat what happened during 1993 presidential election when the state supported a southern candidate and rejected a Kano citizen,' Ganduje said.

The governor spoke during a campaign tour with the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates vying for different positions in the general election.

During the tour, the Ganduje-led APC visited the district head of Kibiya, Sunusi Abubakar Ila, after a rally and consultations in Rano and Bunkure, spending the night in Rano, the headquarter of Rano Emirate.

'We voted for Chief MKO Abiola of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and rejected Bashir Othman Tofa of the National Republican Convention (NRC). That showed the political maturity and dexterity of Kano citizens. Because...