
Kano APC Crisis deepens As Ex-Deputy Governor, Hafiz Abubakar, Dumps Ganduje, Joins Shekarau’s Faction
Kano APC Crisis deepens As Ex-Deputy Governor, Hafiz Abubakar, Dumps Ganduje, Joins Shekarau's Faction A former deputy governor of Kano state, Hafiz Abubakar, has joined a faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC, led by the senator representing Kano Central, Ibrahim Shekarau. Mr Abubakar, a professor, was a deputy governor to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje between 2015 and 2018. He resigned in the build-up to 2019 elections to contest for governorship on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Dissatisfied with the selection of Abba Kabir-Yusuf as the PDP candidate by the party leader, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Mr Abubakar dumped the…