The Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Wednesday cleared the air over his 2015 presidential ambition when he told journalists in Borno State that he would declare his interest ‘at the right time.’
Rumours have circulated that the Kano Governor, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, plans to contest the presidential election in 2015. He is not eligible to re-contest as Kano Governor in 2015 as this is his second term in office, having been governor between 1999 and 2003.
Mr. Kwankwaso made his first public statement on his rumoured ambition, Tuesday, at the Government House, Maiduguri, shortly after presenting a N20 million cheque as part of his government’s support to the Borno State Government over the recent Baga killings.
Governor Shettima, who acknowledged the Kano State Governor’s gesture as the first ever made by a state government in Nigeria, responded with superlative shower of encomiums on Mr. Kwankwaso whom he described as the most versatile politician with robust experience in all spheres of governance in Nigeria.
Journalists who perceived the Borno Governor’s praises as an endorsement, quizzed Mr. Kwankwaso if he truly nurses the ambition of running for the Nigerian presidency.
“For now we are walking around the clock to ensure peace and stability in our state, and security in the entire region.
But I want to assure Nigerians that as a team player, when the time comes, I will make my intentions known,” Mr. Kwankwaso responded.
Rumours have circulated that the Kano Governor, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, plans to contest the presidential election in 2015. He is not eligible to re-contest as Kano Governor in 2015 as this is his second term in office, having been governor between 1999 and 2003.
Mr. Kwankwaso made his first public statement on his rumoured ambition, Tuesday, at the Government House, Maiduguri, shortly after presenting a N20 million cheque as part of his government’s support to the Borno State Government over the recent Baga killings.
Governor Shettima, who acknowledged the Kano State Governor’s gesture as the first ever made by a state government in Nigeria, responded with superlative shower of encomiums on Mr. Kwankwaso whom he described as the most versatile politician with robust experience in all spheres of governance in Nigeria.
Journalists who perceived the Borno Governor’s praises as an endorsement, quizzed Mr. Kwankwaso if he truly nurses the ambition of running for the Nigerian presidency.
“For now we are walking around the clock to ensure peace and stability in our state, and security in the entire region.
But I want to assure Nigerians that as a team player, when the time comes, I will make my intentions known,” Mr. Kwankwaso responded.
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