Ganduje reveals what he’ll do if he loses Kano guber election

- Kano governor, Ibrahim Ganduje, says he’ll congratulate the winner without delay, if he loses the March 9 gubernatorial election

- Ganduje said leadership is a destiny from God and that he will accept the election’s outcome

- Professor Ibrahim Gambari, Nigeria’s former permanent representative to the United Nations, also stressed the need for peace before, during and after the elections

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano says he will call and congratulate the winner without delay if he loses the March 9 governorship election in the state.

He made the comment in an interview after signing the second election peace accord organized by the state election peace committee, Daily Trust reports.

Legit.ng gathers that Ganduje said leadership is a destiny from God and that he will accept the election’s outcome.

He said: “Yes, I am willing to accept the result because that is the will of God and I always believe in the will of God.

“Any person that wins, it is the will of God and I am willing to call and congratulate him.”

The co-chair of the peace accord committee, the Catholic bishop of Kano Diocese, Rev. Dr John Namaza Niyiring, also spoke at the event.

He said: “Since the signing of the first peace accord, the committee has observed some serious concern on the peace of Kano state, particularly putting into consideration the unhealthy political happenings in the state during some political rallies at Dawakin Tofa and other places.”

In his goodwill message, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, Nigeria’s former permanent representative to the United Nations, stressed the need for peace before, during and after the elections.

According to Gambari, credible outcomes rest on peaceful elections.

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Recall that Legit.ng previously reported that ahead of the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections taking place nationwide, gubernatorial candidates of various parties in Kano state signed a peace accord.

Among the candidates who signed the accord on Wednesday, March 6 were Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Abba Kabir Yusuf of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

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