Former Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Tijjani Gwarzo, has withdrawn from the senatorial race and endorsed Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin.
PrimeTimes Nigeria reports that the latest development comes after Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, successfully brokered peace between the two leading figures of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano North, paving the way for unity ahead of the next election season.
Director General of Media at the Kano Government House, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, confirmed the reconciliation in a statement on Wednesday morning.
Tofa said the high-level meeting held at the Kano Government House on Tuesday night, ended with Gwarzo announcing his withdrawal from the senatorial race in support of Senator Barau Jibrin.
According to him, Gwarzo pledged loyalty to the party’s collective interest and expressed readiness to work with Barau in the forthcoming poll.
Also present at the meeting were Deputy Governor Murtala Sule Garo, former APC national Chairman Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Chairman of the 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.