Kwankwaso pays unscheduled visit to Kano, calls for calm

Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, on Monday, paid an unscheduled visit to Kano state being the first since he became a senator as previous attempt to visit the state met stern resistance from the state government over alleged fear that his visit would cause security break down in the state.

Addressing his Kwankwasiya members, Kwankwaso called for calm among the group. The aggrieved members are unhappy over Kwankwaso’s choice of picking his son in-law, Abba Kabir Yusuf as his choice of 2019 governorship seat.

According to him, “ I’m in Kano to see you and say thank you for the brotherhood and progressive unity we enjoy as kwankwasiyya members, certainly we will sit and talk on vital issues affecting us”.

Kwankwaso explained that his choice of Abba Kabir was informed by the fact that, most of his projects including the famous Kano Kofar Nassarawa flyover were designed and executed by Abba.

He said, “today most projects being executed by Ganduje are not durable and of low standard while heavy amount was spent on them, but our projects which mostly were designed and executed by Abba Kabir Yusuf, are today standing firmed in Kano”.

Kwankwaso who spent only one hour in Kano, told his supporters who thronged his house that he is willing to sit with them and iron things out in a more brotherhood means.

He said, “if not that I’m highly busy and rushing to go back to Abuja for the Presidential screening going on right now, I would have loved to sit and discuss vital issues with you, but I promised to come back and have a special sessions with you”, he promised.

Although, not many kwankwasiyya members were privy to their leader’s visits to Kano, but the Mila road country home of the former governor was filled to capacity.