Tinubu And Kwankwaso: Details Of ‘Leaked Audio’ Between Ganduje And Masari Revealed
Ibrahim Masari, a former All Progressives Congress (APC) vice presidential placeholder candidate, expressed displeasure with Bola Tinubu’s conduct of his recent meeting with Rabiu Kwankwaso.
Masari questioned why Tinubu had not informed Abdullahi Ganduje, the governor of Kano State, about his meeting with the NNPP presidential candidate in France.
News organizations had already reported on Tinubu and Kwankwaso’s Monday encounter in France.
Masari was overheard instructing Ganduje to meet one-on-one with the president-elect in an allegedly leaked recording.
After meeting Kwankwaso, Ganduje kept complaining that Tinubu had deserted him.
The former placeholder VP candidate said Tinubu was sending the wrong signal that would prevent people from trusting him.
“I spoke with Mr President earlier and I lamented to him about the issue. He (Tinubu) told me that it was SLS (Sanusi Lamido Sanusi) that arranged the meeting through one Chagoury. And I asked whether you were informed before the meeting, he (Tinubu) said no. I will adequately brief you when we meet, you know phone calls are not safe. Just keep exhibiting your maturity by keeping mum,” Masari said.
Masari agreed, but swiftly added that it was not within the jurisdiction of Tinubu to scuttle the election case after Ganduje said he had received a security information that the meeting was a part of a plot to have the Kano state APC governorship case dismissed at the election petition tribunal.
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“But your Excellency I’m pleading with you to be calm until you come around. Let’s not discuss this issue on the phone. You know how unsafe our conversation could be. Anytime you come around, we will have our usual meeting and present our resolutions to him, if need be,” Masari added.
Then, when Ganduje enquired as to when Tinubu would return to the nation, Masari replied that he did not have any specific information because, previously, when they had spoken, Tinubu had conveyed his fury and displeasure to the president-elect.
On his arrival back in the nation, Tinubu is anticipated to meet with the governor of Kano State.
