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Kwankwaso To Formally Announce 2019 Presidential Bid On Wednesday

Published

27 August 2018

11:02 AM

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Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, is set to declare his presidential ambition under the Peoples Democratic Party at a rally to be held at the Eagle Square, Abuja, on Wednesday.

After several consultations, I have Finally Made the decision that I would officially be declaring to run for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under the platform of Our Great party the People’s Democratic Party. #Kwankwasiyya pic.twitter.com/2YKuyh4Vc4

— Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (@KwankwasoRM) August 25, 2018

Naija News learnt that the ex-governor who is now the Senator representing Kano Central made his intention to declare for presidential race in a statement signed and issued by the Kwankwaso Presidential Campaign Committee in Abuja, on Sunday.

Join The winning Team – Elect KWANKWASO 2019 to ReMaKe Nigeria, Lets make History Together 👊🏾 pic.twitter.com/XcRl2UExcr

— Zainab Audu Bako (@Zalabgabk) August 26, 2018

The statement quoted Kwankwaso as saying, “It is imperative for us to embark on massive infrastructural turnaround across the country with the judicious management of the nation’s resources without necessarily mortgaging the future of the country on excessive foreign loans and its attendant burden.”

When we call out individuals who have made huge efforts in the growth and development of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan won't be easily forgotten. Spending sometime with him @GEJonathan yesterday gave us both the opportunity to discuss plans for a better nation. pic.twitter.com/MrfdSpfiGW

— Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (@KwankwasoRM) August 23, 2018

He added that he would eliminate insecurity in all its forms across the country and return Nigeria to the path of prosperity.”

“Dignitaries from all walks of life from across the country and the Diaspora are expected to attend the declaration.” the statement added.

We’re still battling to clear Kwankwaso’s N350bn debt — Kano govt

Meanwhile, in another development, the Kano State Government, has lamented that it was still battling to clear the N350 billion debt left behind by the immediate past government of Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso who is also an intending presidential aspirant under PDP.

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Keep abusing/cursing your fellow Compatriots because of their political choices pic.twitter.com/dSiqVrXLil

— Tunde (@iameneji) August 23, 2018

The Commissioner for Information, Youths and Culture, Muhammad Garba, who gave the figure at a press conference in Kano said:

“Such debts cut across contracts for construction of projects such as uncompleted fly-overs, roads, among others, including the controversial scholarship scheme of Kano students sent to study in universities abroad and those enrolled in five private universities in the country. This scholarship debt alone amounts to over N15 billion.

“There is no need engaging in unnecessary war-of-words with Senator Kwankwaso and those he described as ‘his blind followers’ because the good people of Kano and, indeed, Nigerians already know their antics.

“More so, the growing unease in their already divided Kwankwasiyya camp as the 2019 elections approach confirms the fact that they have lost political relevance. It is also unfortunate that whenever they want to deceive the public, they keep on mentioning failed projects of the Kwankwaso administration.

“They claimed that Kwankwaso built 26 skills acquisition institutes. The question is: how many out of all the 26 institutes functioned 100 percent while he was in office? None! Some empowerment programmes such as the Lafiya Jari health programme were not sustained during Kwankwaso’s administration because of lack of transparency on the part of those that handled it.