New PDP Claims Of Marginalization False, Says Ganduje

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State, on Monday dismissed claims by some members of the new PDP in the All Progressives Congress (APC) that they were being marginalised.

Ganduje, while disclosing  that all of them have tremendously benefitted from the ruling APC government of President Muhammadu Buhari, said he was astonished by such claims.

The Governor pointing out that all of them are being carried along by the present democratic dispensation.

Ganduje who is also a members of the nPDP caucus that dissolved into the APC , spoke during a media parley at Government House to mark  his three-year anniversary in office.

He noted that, "some few members of the nPDP  (which is not even a group in that nomenclature, because now we are one in the APC) went to the party's national secretariat and presented a paper that they were marginalized.

"The majority  of the defunct nPDP (which I am a member) also went to the national secretariat to mention that those that were there earlier in the name of nPDP were not the true representative of the nPDP. Also, we indicated that we are not part of those who are being marginalized.

"I will give you an analysis that will show that they are not being marginalized. 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 marginalization.

" 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 marginalized .

"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 marginalized.

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

"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 Representative members.

"So, I believe that there must be something underground. You know Mr. President is facing a difficult moment--corruption is fighting back. So, you will soon see why marginalization is coming out now. This is not the issue of marginalization, this is the issue of corruption fighting back. So, you will see what will happen."

Ganduje also insisted that Kano will mobilize over five million votes for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 presidential election even if the former Governor, Senator Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso finally decided to leave APC.

"Well, we are begging Kwankwaso not to move to another party, but if he decides to go, no problem--that is individual differences; and it cannot affect Buhari's fortunes of getting five million votes from Kano.