I Support APC’s Decision To Disqualify Obaseki – Ganduje

Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano State, has backed the decision of the All Progressive Congress (APC), to disqualify Godwin Obaseki, his counterpart in Edo State, from the party’s governorship primary.
The APC screening committee, last Friday, disqualified Obaseki from the June 22 governorship primary election, over alleged “defective certificate”.
Osagie Ize-Iyanmu, who is said to be backed by Adams Oshiomhole, the national chairman of the party, was cleared.
Oshiomhole has been having a running battle with Obaseki, whom he supported in 2016.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Ganduje said what matters to the party at the moment is the legal implications of the likely outcome of the exercise.
He used Bayelsa State as an example, where the ruling party won the gubernatorial election, but lost to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on point of legality at the court.
The Kano governor stated that the outcome is “still fresh on the memory”, adding that the party should not consciously walk into the same tight situation.
“As far as Edo is concerned, we are worried about the legality of our action. We believe the national headquarters of our party is doing all it takes to stay in the right course,” he said.
“We are conscious of legal implications, we don’t want to overlook anything that will turn to be our albatross, the issue of Bayelsa state where we won an election and taken away is still fresh in our memory. ”
Ganduje expressed optimism that no matter what happened, the APC will emerge victorious in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo.