Jigawa State Governor, Muhammadu Badaru, has refuted reports that he is backing former Kano governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, for president in 2019.
His spokesperson, Bello Zaki, said the speculations were “baseless and unfounded”.
He said the inauguration of the presidential campaign office of Kwankwaso in Jigawa was like any other political activity in the state that the state government has no power to stop.
The inauguration was coordinated by a loyalist of Governor Badaru and the Managing Director of Jigawa Television (JTV), Ishaq Hadejia.
Hadejia was assigned by the Kwankwasiya Movement, the group that opened the office, to lead campaign of Kwankwaso across the 27 local government areas of the state.
But Zaki insisted that the presence of Hadejia at the opening of the campaign office in Jigawa has nothing to do with Governor Badaru.
“Anybody in this cabinet of ours is not restricted to what only Governor Badaru wants. He is entitled to his right of loyalty and support”, he told Premium Times.
“We are not aware of Kwankwaso presidential campaign and the inauguration of his office. We are not a party to it”.
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