Abdulaziz Umar Ganduje, the eldest son of the immediate past All Progressives Congress (APC) national Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Saturday obtained the nomination form to contest for the House of Representatives ticket under the platform of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Abdulaziz is contesting for Dawakin Tofa/Tofa/Rimin Gado Federal Constituency in the state.
He is a long-standing ally and loyal member of the Kwankwasiyya political movement despite his father’s influential role in the APC over the years.
A viral video has showed him in discussion with Kwankwaso shortly after securing the form, where he reportedly briefed the former Kano governor about his political ambition and readiness for the contest ahead of the next general election.
The development signals another dramatic chapter in the long-running rivalry between Ganduje and Kwankwaso, two dominant figures whose political relationship collapsed years after working closely together in Kano politics.
Abdulaziz has remained politically distant from his father’s camp for years and has consistently identified with the Kwankwasiyya movement instead.
His political alignment became more public following his involvement in a controversial dispute with his mother, Professor Hafsat Umar Ganduje, whom he once petitioned to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged failed agreement.
Abdulaziz is seeking for the same seat his brother, Umar Abdullahi Ganduje contested in 2023 under APC, but lost it to NNPP candidate despite his father’s political influence as sitting governor at the time.