Abdulaziz Ganduje, son of ex-APC National Chairman, picks NDC form to contest House of Reps seat

Abdulaziz Umar Ganduje, the eldest son of former All Progressives Congress national chairman Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has obtained a nomination form to contest for a House of Representatives seat under the National Democratic Congress.

He is seeking to represent the Dawakin Tofa/Tofa/Rimin Gado Federal Constituency in Kano State.

Despite his father’s long-standing role in the APC, Abdulaziz has remained a loyal and committed member of the Kwankwasiyya political movement.

A viral video showed him speaking with the movement’s leader, former Kano governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, shortly after collecting the form.

In the video, he reportedly informed Kwankwaso of his political ambitions and preparations for the upcoming general election.

The move marks another significant chapter in the ongoing political rivalry between Ganduje and Kwankwaso, two influential Kano leaders whose once-strong partnership broke down years ago.

Abdulaziz has distanced himself from his father’s political camp for years, consistently aligning with the Kwankwasiyya movement.

His political stance became more pronounced after a public fallout with his mother, Professor Hafsat Umar Ganduje, whom he reported to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged breach of agreement.

He is now running for the same seat that his brother, Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, contested in 2023 as an APC candidate.

Umar lost that election to an NNPP candidate, despite their father being governor at the time and wielding significant political influence.

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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