A former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has been appointed the Chairman of the Board of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN.
The announcement was made during the formal inauguration of newly appointed FAAN board members in Abuja.
This comes only a few days after Ganduje resigned as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
His resignation came amid strong speculations that President Bola Tinubu is working behind the scenes to bring Ganduje’s longtime rival, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, into the APC fold ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Meanwhile, veteran politician and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) chieftain, Buba Galadima, has dismissed claims that the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, will defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Speaking during an appearance on Arise News, Galadima said that the former Kano Governor remains deeply rooted in the opposition and is only being courted because of his unmatched credibility.
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He denied reports claiming that the former national chairman of the ruling party, Abdullahi Ganduje, was removed from his position because there were plans to bring in Kwankwaso.
Galadima explained that the APC and other parties have been trying to woo Kwankwaso, but the politician has remained steadfast in his commitment to the NNPP.
Ganduje resigned from the ruling party’s exalted position last week, citing urgent and personal matters.
He has since been replaced by Ali Bukar Dalori as the APC’s National Chairman.