Kano APC Group Nominates Garo as Top Deputy Governor Pick

Kano State stakeholders from the All Progressives Congress legacy group have nominated former Commissioner Murtala Sule Garo as their top choice to replace resigned Deputy Governor Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, signaling efforts to consolidate party unity amid recent political realignments. The decision emerged from a late-night meeting on Saturday that extended into Sunday, attended by key figures including former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and House of Representatives member Alhassan Ado Doguwa.

Gwarzo resigned on March 27, citing his unwillingness to join Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf's transition to the APC from the New Nigeria Peoples Party. The vacancy has prompted consultations between the governor and party blocs, with Yusuf granting the legacy group, led by Ganduje, the authority to propose candidates. Doguwa, chairman of the House Committee on Downstream Petroleum, praised the governor's approach in a statement, calling it an unprecedented act of political maturity. He noted that Yusuf also allocated three commissioner positions to the group to promote cohesion.

During the meeting, 27 of 31 attendees endorsed Garo, a former local government chairman and 2023 APC deputy...