Abba Kabir, the Governor-Elect of Kano State, was conspicuously absent at the official handover ceremony organized by the outgoing governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Sunday. According to the state’s Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Muhammad Garba, Mr. Ganduje had decided to handover to the new governor on Sunday instead of the official handover date of Monday, 29 May. This was to enable him to attend the inauguration of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, in Abuja on Monday morning.
Mr. Garba stated that the state’s transition committee had informed Mr. Kabir of the plan to hold the handover ceremony on Sunday. “The outgoing Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State will perform the official handing over of the affairs of the state to the governor-elect, Abba Yusuf, on Sunday. The event is billed for 9 p.m. on 28 May at the Government House, Kano. The state government’s transition committee has communicated the development to the Transition Committee of the governor-elect,” Mr. Garba said.
However, despite being informed of the change in date, the Governor-Elect was absent from the event and did not send representatives. This absence has raised concerns among political analysts and citizens of Kano State, with many questioning the reasons behind Mr. Kabir’s decision not to attend or send representatives to the official handover ceremony.
It remains to be seen what impact this absence will have on the relationship between the outgoing and incoming administrations in Kano State, and whether it will have any bearing on the governance of the state going forward.
