Ganduje says Kano a swing state, that will swing at right time, in refusal to endorse Amaechi

By our reporter| Kano state governor Abdullahi Ganduje on Wednesday refused to endorse former transport minister, Rotimi Amaechi, as the ruling party’s candidate for the 2023 Presidential election.

Ganduje made his position public during a meeting he had with Amaechi and other APC stakeholders in Kano state.

The governor described Kano as a “swing state, will continue to swing”, adding that Amaechi would know where the state eventually swings to at the appropriate time.

Amaechi had earlier told Ganduje that the people in the APC already know where his (Ganduje) loyalty lies but added that he was in Kano to convince him that he (Amaechi) is the most qualified among the aspirants.

The former minister of transport was apparently referring to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is also contesting for the presidency.

Amaechi said he is more qualified than Tinubu because Tinubu has never been Minister and even as lawmaker, the former Lagos governor only served for few months.

He also stated he was more qualified than Vice President Yemi Osinbajo because while Osinbajo was a commissioner in Lagos, he was already a Speaker of Rivers state assembly and ended up as two-term governor while the VP’s only other appointment after the commissioner was that of the Vice President.