Obaseki's performance in office woeful, says Ganduje

• Published date: 07 August 2009
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The Kano State governor, Alhaji Abdulahi Ganduje, has described the tenure of the Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, as a woeful failure.

Ganduje, who is also the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council for Edo governorship election, stated this while answering questions from State House Correspondents in Abuja on Friday.

Ganduje, who was in the entourage that was at the Aso Rock Villa to introduce the governorship candidate of the APC in the upcoming election, Past Osagie Ize-Iyamu, to President Muhammadu Buhari, said Governor Obaseki, being an incumbent governor notwithstanding, would not be a problem for the APC to defeat, citing his alleged failure to perform well.

He said further that the governor is rather a liability to his new political party, the People's Democratic Party (PDP), than an asset, insisting that having Obaseki as the opponent candidate is a blessing to the APC.

'Your question is that we are contesting against a serving governor in Edo State. Yes, that is a very important question at this material time. It could have been a big problem if the governor...