Kano Central Contest: Aspirant Zango Denies Collecting N500m Bribe, Says Rumour Baseless
By Abdullahi Yusuf
An aspirant for the Kano Central Senatorial District seat on the platform of the All Progressives Congress(APC),Dr.Mohammed Musa Zango,has denied rumours that he collected the sum of N500 million to withdraw from the race, describing the rumour as baseless.
Zango made the denial while addressing his supporters and journalists shortly after his arrival at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport on Friday.
“There was a rumour, accusation or even speculation in the media that we,the aspirants, were given N500 million each to withdraw from the race.I want to categorically and specifically mention to you,my followers,our supporters, our colleagues here present that I was not given one single Kobo to withdraw from the contest.I was not given anything.
“My priority is not money;my priority is what opportunities are there for us to support,to contribute,to bring about development,to bring about progress to Kano Central,” he said.
Such opportunities,the aspirant further explained,are in the areas of agriculture, health, education and employment.
He said the race for the Kano Central Senatorial position is ongoing as the Concensus arrangement chosen to select the candidate has not been concluded.
He said a meeting was held among most the aspirants in the presence of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and the state APC Chairman,Hon.Umar Haruna Doguwa, among others, during which it was agreed that former Governor Ibrahim Shekarau be given “the opportunity to come up.”
“All of us signed with the understanding that this discussion is ongoing, because that is not the end of the concensus, because we know the process involved in concensus.Number one is that you have to sit with all the contestants that have bought the forms, submitted the forms, cleared and therefore have the right to participate in the concensus,” Dr. Zango said.
He, however, said that he was surprised to discover that some of the aspirants did not even purchase the form.
The second condition, according to him,is that all the aspirants must be convinced with satisfying reasons that one of them will be given the ticket.
The next stage of the concensus,Dr. Zango further pointed out, is that the other aspirants to be asked to withdraw from the race to pave way for one of them to pick the ticket, must be told their fate and that of their followers.
“However,our doors are open.And I have said it before now that if we complete the process of concensus,we are ready to follow the rules; we are ready to play the game by the rules,” he pledged.