Tag: Ganduje

Edo 2020: Kwankwaso, Ganduje woo Arewa community

Ishaku Yohanna

The candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) for the September 19 governorship election, Godwin Obaseki and Osagie Ize-Iyamu, have separately wooed the Arewa community in state to curry their votes. While Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano, approached the Arewa community for the PDP candidate, Ize-Iyamu, on the other hand, was led by Abdullahi Ganduje, the incumbent governor of Kano, to what was described as ‘Arewa declaration’. Both candidates were said to have got the assurances of the Arewa community ahead of the…

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Blasphemy: I’ll not waste time in signing warrant for execution of Kano singer – Ganduje

Ishaku Yohanna

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has announced his readiness to sign the death warrant of Yahaya Aminu-Sharif, the Kano musician, who was convicted for blasphemy. The 22-year-old singer had in March composed a song that was said to have contained blasphemous lines against the Prophet Muhammad and also shared the song on a Whatsapp group. Speaking on the verdict in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Abba Anwar, Governor Ganduje noted that it was based on Section 382 (b) of Kano Shari’ah Penal Code of 2000. “What happened…

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