Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, or APC, Bashir Ahmad has said that since Governor Abba Yusuf alluded to his potential defection to the ruling party, focus in Kano State has changed from government to politics.
The governor apparently split with his political godfather, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and was anticipated to formally join the ruling party earlier this week.
Nevertheless, there hasn’t been an official declaration confirming the governor’s switch to the ruling party as of the time this item was filed.
Bashir bemoaned the shift in focus from governance to politics after the governor’s intention was made public in a post on his official X account on Saturday.
He stated, “Governance in our state seems to have slowed down since the Governor hinted a few weeks ago about a possible decamping to the ruling APC, with attention shifting almost entirely to the politics surrounding the decamping conversations.”
“It would have been ideal for such a delicate choice to have been reached internally, with all required stakeholder discussions finished, before being made public. In numerous other states, governors have switched to the APC with little to no controversy.
The persistent nature of this problem has unavoidably impacted Kano’s governance and generated needless political strain and stress, something the state cannot afford right now.
“Delivering good governance should always be the main priority, not protracted political uncertainty.”