Ganduje Slams Saraki-Led nPDP, ‘Corruption Fighting Back’

Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has dismissed the marginalization claims lodged by the nPDP faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the main party.

Reports had emerged that some members of the PDP who defected to the APC levelled allegation of marginalisation against the ruling party.

The nPDP members were said to be planning to exit the PDP if their grievances are not addressed.

But speaking on Monday at a news conference to mark the third anniversary of his administration in Kano, the governor said the agitation buy the group is as a result of corruption fighting back.

The governor wondered how most members of the group who hold key positions in the government still complain of marginalisation.

Ganduje, who is a member of the group, further distanced himself from those claiming to have been marginalised.

“I believe there must be something underground, you know Mr. President is facing a difficult moment; corruption is fighting back, so you can see where the issue of marginalisation is coming from, it is not an issue of marginalisation, it is an issue of corruption fighting back,” he said.

“I will give you an analysis that will show that they are not being marginalised. First of all, the Senate President is from the defunct nPDP, he is now the Senate President; he controls very important committees in which he singlehandedly approved chairmen of 30 committees – that is not marginalisation.

“You have the governor of Kwara state who is also a member of the nPDP. He has a whole government; how can he say he is marginalised?

“The Governor of Adamawa state is nPDP and he is now a governor. I am from nPDP and I am now a governor. We have most of us from the nPDP who are senators and House of Representatives members.

“You have the speaker of house of representatives who is a member of the nPDP and a speaker under the banner of APC; how can he say he is being marginalized? He controls lucrative committees. He appoints the chairmen and membership of the committees singlehandedly, without interference from the executive. How can he say he is being marginalised?

“So, if you take this issue one by one, you can see that the issue of marginalisation is not there. Therefore, we the majority of the nPDP are disclaiming the allegation and we believe that we are not being marginalise.”