Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has successfully brokered peace between two leading figures of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano North, paving the way for unity ahead of the next election season. At a high-level meeting held at the Kano Government House Tuesday night, the governor reconciled former Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Tijjani Gwarzo, and Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin. Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Director General of Media at the Kano Government House, confirmed the reconciliation in a statement Wednesday morning.
He said the meeting ended with Gwarzo announcing his withdrawal from the senatorial race in support of Senator Barau Jibrin. Also present at the meeting were Deputy Governor, Murtala Sule Garo, former APC national Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Abubukar Kabir Bichi and Kano APC Chairman, Umar Haruna Doguwa, among others. The development is seen as a major step toward consolidating APC’s strength in the senatorial district , where internal rivalry had threatened to split the party’s base. By stepping down, Gwarzo pledged loyalty to the party’s collective interest and expressed readiness to work with Barau in the forthcoming poll.