Kabiru Gaya explains meeting With Tinubu

Former Kano State Governor Kabiru Gaya has explained wherefore helium precocious met President Bola Tinubu successful Abuja alongside Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin and Senator Rufai Hanga.

Speaking successful an interrogation with BBC Hausa, Gaya said the gathering followed visits to his residence by the National Chairman of the APC, Nentawe Yilwatda, and erstwhile Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who encouraged him to instrumentality to the ruling party.

According to Gaya, Yilwatda told him that President Tinubu and different APC leaders were afloat alert of his contributions to the party.

Recalling the enactment of the APC, Gaya said helium was 1 of the party’s founding members alongside Tinubu.

According to him, “We archetypal met to sermon the APC. I was 1 of those who founded the party. President Tinubu and I were members, and helium chaired the committee that selected the party’s symbol.

He added, “We considered antithetic options earlier choosing the broom. We formed the party, contested the election, and won.”

Gaya said that aft Ganduje’s visit, helium received an invitation from the Presidency to conscionable Tinubu alongside Barau Jibrin and Rufai Hanga.

During the meeting, Gaya said helium told the President that immoderate founding members of the APC had been neglected aft the enactment came to power.

He added that determination were nary discus...