Former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has referred to former Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as a former vice-presidential candidate of a defunct celebration whereas delivering his goodwill message on the fifth annual convention of the Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria.
Ganduje made the comment whereas acknowledging dignitaries on the occasion, together with former governor of Katsina State and the Speaker of the National Assembly, who was additionally a co-chair of the convention.
Recognising Okowa, who served as Delta State governor from 2015 to 2023, Ganduje described him as his “big brother” earlier than referring to his political historical past as a former vice-presidential candidate.
“My friend, the former governor of Katsina State, and the Right Honourable Speaker of the National Assembly and the co-chair, my big brother, the former governor of Delta State and also a former vice-presidential candidate of a defunct party,” Ganduje mentioned.
Okowa was the operating mate to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar within the 2023 presidential election underneath the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Ganduje’s description of the PDP as “defunct” fashioned a part of his sarcastic salutation earlier than his tackle on the gathering of former deputy governors, which introduced collectively political figures from totally different events and components of the nation.
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