Sons of late Military rulers are jostling to secure the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP Governorship ticket in Kano State ahead of the 2015 elections.
Mohammed Abacha, son of late General Sanni Abacha and Abba Mohammed, son
of late Murtala Mohammed are the frontline contenders for the Governorship
race under the banner of the PDP. They are hopeful of replacing Governor
Rabiu Kwankwaso whose tenure expires in 2015.
Mohammed, on Wednesday in Abuja, promised to give priority to electricity
and boost the economy of the state if elected the state governor in 2015.
The son of the late former Head of State, Gen. Murtala Muhammed, spoke to
newsmen after submitting his nomination and expression of interest forms
for the state governorship election in 2015.
Mohammed, who was a Special Assistant to former President Olusegun
Obasanjo on International Relations and Privatisation, was received by the
PDP National Organising Secretary, Alhaji Abubakar Mustapha.
He said electricity would be his focus while education, health and
agriculture would also be developed with needed infrastructure for poverty
eradication.
He said, “I have already come up with my programme which focuses on
electricity, education, healthcare, agriculture and infrastructure.
“I believe that once we have been able to provide electricity in Kano,
everything will fall in place because electricity will be the engine of
growth.
“Then, we can have prosperity; once we have prosperity, the standard of
living of our people will be improved significantly and everything else
will fall into place.”
He also promised to ensure that the PDP won in Kano State if he emerged as
its candidate at its primaries slated for Nov. 29.
Muhammed said that the PDP was formidable enough in Kano to beat the
ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the 2015 general elections.
“PDP is very formidable in Kano, and I am convinced beyond reasonable
doubt that it will win the election in the state.
“If I was not convinced, I will not have been aspiring on the platform of
the PDP. We will deliver Kano State to PDP come 2015,” he said.
Mohammed, however, dismissed insinuations of any preferred candidate in
the race on the PDP platform.
He expressed optimism that the leaders of the party were guided by the
interest of the state and would ensure a level playing field for all
aspirants.