Zaura: I’ll end Kwankwaso-Shekarau domination of Kano politics

A candidate for the Kano Central Senatorial District on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC, Abdulsalam Abdulkarim, popularly known as A. A. Zaura, has vowed to put an end to domination of Kano politics by the duo of Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Ibrahim Shekarau.

A.A. Zaura emerged as the candidate of the APC for Kano Central Senatorial District in the just concluded primary election.

The APC candidate, who made the vow while addressing newsmen in Kano in his campaign office, said joining forces between the two former governors would only hasten their end politically.

He said: “Shekarau and Kwankwaso who are joining forces in the forthcoming General Elections, should know that their times are up politically and they should go and rest.

“Before the so-called two political giants of Shekarau and Kwankwaso wake up from their slumber, I must have defeated them on the day of our election, and this is a promise.

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“Although I humbly respect the duo of Ibrahim Shekarau and Kwankwaso as my former bosses and two former Kano State Governors, but that is by the way, because it will not stop me from beating them hands down on the day of the election.”

Zaura had wanted to contest for the state governorship position but later rescinded and opted for a senatorial seat which he would square up with the incumbent senator and former Kano State Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau.

“I was facing the entire Kano but now I’m facing only 15 Local Government Areas, so the likes of Shekarau and Kwankwaso should know that their political era is over they should go and rest,” he added.

He said his emergence as the candidate of the APC proved to his adversaries that their campaign of calumny against him did not work.

Zaura stated: “Despite what they did to me, I’m extending my hands of cooperation to them. They should come and join the winning train because ours is the winning team God willing.”

Commenting on APC’s zoning of the presidential ticket, Zaura said despite his loyalty to Tinubu, he would respect the ultimate decision of his party as a loyal party member.

The Star