Abdulaziz Umar Ganduje, the eldest son of the former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has picked a nomination form to run for the House of Representatives seat under the National Democratic Congress, NDC.
Abdulaziz will be running for the House of Representatives seat of Dawakin Tofa/Tofa/Rimin Gado Federal Constituency in the state.
Ganduje’s son has been a faithful supporter and dedicated member of the Kwankwasiyya political movement for a long time, even though his father has played an important role in the APC throughout the years.
A viral video showed him talking with Kwankwaso right after getting the form.
In the video, he is said to have informed the former Kano governor about his political goals and his preparation for the upcoming general election.
This development marks another significant moment in the ongoing rivalry between Ganduje and Kwankwaso.
These two influential leaders had a strong partnership in Kano politics, but their political relationship reportedly fell apart years ago.
Abdulaziz has stayed away from his father’s political group for many years and has always associated himself with the Kwankwasiyya movement instead.
His political views became more noticeable after he got into a heated disagreement with his mother, Professor Hafsat Umar Ganduje, and reported her to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over a supposed broken agreement.
Abdulaziz wants to run for the same seat that his brother, Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, tried to win in 2023 as a candidate for the APC.
Umar lost that election to a candidate from the NNPP, even though their father was the governor at that time and had political influence.
