Abdullahi Ganduje

2023: Stop Dividing Nigerians With Religion, Ganduje Warns

September 27, 2022 6:07 am

Ahead of next year’s general elections, the Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has sent a warning to politicians to desist from using religion to further widen the nation’s diversity.

He made this known while speaking on Monday during the inauguration of a committee established to organise an inter-religious conference in the state.

‘Politicians should not be making utterances that create division between the two religions that would make the differences between our tribes and ethnic nationalities become wider and wider and intolerable.’

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‘Tinubu Is Not An Experimental Nigerian President’ – Ganduje

July 2, 2022 2:31 pm

While appraising Tinubu’s wits and grandstanding in Nigerian politics, the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has boasted that the All Progressives Congress (APC), Presidential flagbearer, Bola Tinubu, is not an experimental president while given his level of dexterity and strong rooting in politics and administration in the Nigerian project.

The governor had made this assertion at the Governor’s Lodge, Aminu Kano House, Abuja, when he received an award presented to him by the National Coalition of Tinubu Support Groups Worldwide, the national directorate, comprising Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, Germany, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Oman, and the …

Ganduje Sacks Aide, Yakasai For Demanding Buhari’s Resignation

February 27, 2021 8:58 am

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Saturday, sacked his Special Adviser on Media, Salihu Tanko Yakasai.

Yakasai was sacked over his continued comments and utterances which are deemed contrary to the stand of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, which he is serving.

Recall that Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, father to Salihu Tanko Yakasai had claimed that his son was arrested for calling for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday.

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Execute Convicted Singer For Blasphemy – Shari’ah Council To Ganduje

August 18, 2020 2:07 pm

The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has called on Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to execute the court judgement that found a singer Yahaya Sharif-Aminu guilty of blaspheming against Prophet Muhammad.

The council in a statement signed by its secretary-general Nafi’u Baba-Ahmad on Tuesday, August 18 said executing the judgement would serve as a deterrent to others.

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It berated those calling for the pardon of the convict and advised the Kano State Government not to be swayed by their antics.

“The calls by some so-called human rights groups …

We Will Challenge Sanusi’s Sack In Court – CUPP

March 11, 2020 6:01 am

The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has vowed to launch a legal offensive to nullify the banishment of former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Lamido Sanusi II by the Governor of the State, Abdullahi Ganduje.

The Nigerian opposition coalition said it received the news of the illegal and arbitrary dethronement and purported banishment of Sanusi II by the All Progressives Congress, APC led Government of Umar Abdullahi Ganduje with shock.

CUPP, in a statemen on Tuesday, signed by its National Spokesman, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, described the dethronement and banishment which it alleged had the tacit support of the APC led

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