Imo gov also indicates interest
Ahead of his for­mal declaration for the presiden­tial election in the country on the plat­form of All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015, a delegation from Gover­nor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State at the week­end held consultation with Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha.
The leader of the delega­tion and Kano State Com­missioner for Information, Youths, Sports and Culture, Dr. Abubakar Danburan, said they were in the state to seek the support of the people of Imo and possible partnership with Governor Okorocha on the presidential ambition of Kano State gov­ernor.
Danburan, who addressed newsmen on the outcome of the consultation with Imo State governor, said the cam­paign organisation was im­pressed with the openness of Okorocha, who had also inti­mated them of his ambition to contest the presidential ticket of the party.
However, the leader of the delegation revealed that Governor Okorocha prom­ised to support Kwankwaso if he eventually got the presi­dential ticket of APC to con­test next year’s election.
“Our consultation with Okorocha was a good one. We told him we came to pay our respect to him and seek his support. We are fasci­nated with his openness of telling us about the same am­bition, but he told us that if there is anybody he wants to be there, it would be Kwank­waso. He also promised to support Kwankwaso if he wins the APC presidential ticket” Danburan stated.
The commissioner, who also addressed APC stake­holders in the state, described Kwankwaso as a true leader, who had the capacity to ad­dress the current problems besetting the nation, adding that his transformation of Kano State was a justifica­tion of his desire to move the nation to a greater height.
“We are tired of hearing the same story everyday about the situation in the country. Instead of hearing ‘bring back our girls’, what we are hearing is ‘bring back Jonathan’. We need to have a safe country that we should be proud of,” Danburan said.

2015: Kwankwaso seeks Okorocha’s support