Former All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman and ex-Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has returned to Nigeria after a vacation in Dubai and will begin broad political consultations focused on Kano State.
Ganduje arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, in Lagos, Saturday evening via Emirates Airlines and later travelled to Abuja.
Upon his return, he is expected to meet with party leaders, stakeholders, and other influential figures to assess the current political situation in Kano.
In a statement issued by his Chief of Staff, Muhammad Garba, Ganduje said the engagements aim to promote inclusive dialogue and enhance party unity amid recent developments.
He will also take part in the APC’s nationwide electronic membership registration—a initiative he launched as national chairman to modernize the party’s records.
The statement emphasized Ganduje’s commitment to strengthening the APC and supporting democratic cohesion, especially in Kano.
His return comes amid increased political activity in the state, including speculation that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf may defect from the NNPP to the APC.
Ganduje, who served as Kano governor from 2015 to 2023, remains a influential figure in the state’s politics.
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.
