Ganduje: Tension as NNPP welcomes Shettima to Kano, APC leaders' absence sparks controversy

• The lack of Kano authorities All Progressives Congress leaders during Vice-President Kashim Shettima's caller sojourn to Kano authorities has raised questions astir imaginable rifts wrong the APC
• Shettima paid a condolence sojourn to the household of the precocious Alhaji Aminu Dantata, but was welcomed into the authorities by authorities officials who are NNPP chieftains
• In effect to speculations astir imaginable boycott oregon interior enactment divisions, the caput of the APC successful Kano state, Ibrahim Zakari Sarina, explained that "the lack was not political"

Legit.ng writer Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.

The lack of Kano State All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders during Vice-President Kashim Shettima’s condolence sojourn to the household of the precocious elder statesman, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, has sparked statement successful the polity.

There is caller governmental tensions arsenic Kano APC leaders were absent during Vice President Shettima’s sojourn amid Ganduje’s exit arsenic nationalist chairman. Photo credit: Kashim Shettima, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
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Shettima linked to Ganduje's abrupt exit

As reported by Daily Trust, portion Kano authorities authorities officials who are members of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) were connected crushed to person the Vice President, officials of the authorities section of the APC were missing successful enactment astatine the lawsuit past Thursday, July 3.

The improvement has stirred caller statement successful the polity with immoderate alleging a ace successful the APC pursuing the sudden resignation of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje arsenic nationalist president of the party.

Legit.ng reported that Ganduje stepped down from his presumption arsenic the APC nationalist president successful Abuja, the nation's superior connected Friday, June 27, 2025.

Ganduje cited wellness reasons for his decision, stating that helium needs to absorption connected his well-being but the resignation of the erstwhile politician of Kano authorities arsenic APC president has been linked to the forthcoming 2027 statesmanlike election.

Many believed that immoderate APC leaders successful the authorities were not blessed implicit Ganduje’s ouster arsenic APC nationalist president and wondered the relation Shettima played successful the circumstance.

It wasn’t governmental – APC reacts

Interestingly, Shettima’s visit was to wage tribute to the precocious concern mogul and philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, who passed distant recently, and to commiserate with the radical of Kano implicit the loss.

Daily Trust reported that astatine specified high-profile events successful Nigeria, it is customary for enactment leaders and supporters to invited top-ranking officials similar the Vice President, but the concern was antithetic during Shettima’s visit, frankincense sparking debate.

However, the caput of the APC successful Kano state, Ibrahim Zakari Sarina, dismissed speculations of a boycott oregon interior wranglings.

He told Daily Trust that the lack of enactment leaders astatine the condolence sojourn was purely owed to miscommunication.

“We were afloat alert of the visit, but connection came late. Before we could mobilise and move, it was already excessively late. Because the authorities was person and already prepared, it took complaint of the reception,” Sarina explained.

Despite the explanation, enactment supporters stay divided connected the issue.

Speaking connected the matter, Dr. Musa Auwal, a governmental expert told Daily Trust that the enactment indispensable tread carefully.

“The APC successful Kano has ever played a large relation successful nationalist politics, and immoderate friction betwixt the Kano operation and the presidency oregon perceived disloyalty could beryllium politically costly successful the agelong run,” helium said.

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Baba-Ahmed speaks connected alleged Tinubu-Shettima rift

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, a erstwhile governmental advisor to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has clarified the alleged rift successful the presidency.

Baba-Ahmed, who precocious resigned arsenic the statesmanlike aide, responded to the question connected the assertion that Shettima was being systematically sidelined successful the presidency.

He said helium did not announcement immoderate rift betwixt Tinubu and Shettima erstwhile helium was serving successful that office.

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