Fire incident was caused by an electrical spark, and according to Malam Sule Yau Sule, a media aide to the former Governor, the incident occurred at about 4.00pm and affected two rooms out of the whole building.
The former
Governor of Kano state, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau’s house at Mundubawa Avenue in
Kano, was gutted by fire today.
The fire at
Senator Shekarau’s house built by the Kano state government immediately he left
office in 2011 as part of retirement package, was however put off shortly
after. Here are photos below;
This is
coming after it was reported that APC offered Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, the
senatorial ticket for Kano Central District in next year’s general elections.
At present, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, also a former governor and PDP member, is the
holder of the seat. Kwankwaso won the seat as a member of the APC in 2015.
The offer was
part of the terms reached by both sides which culminated in Shekarau formally
parting ways with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), The Nation reported. The
embattled Senator is also believed to be eyeing a return to the Senate in the
event, in case he loses at the PDP presidential primaries.
Shekarau
rebuffed last-minute efforts by the PDP to stop his switch to APC. Sources said
he shut his doors against the PDP and its national leader, Senator Bukola
Saraki, who doubles as Senate President. It was learnt that PDP and Saraki had
made spirited efforts in the last 72 hours to reach out to Shekarau with a view
to averting his defection to APC.
The only
concession made to Shekarau by PDP, was said to be a slot in the seven-man Caretaker
Committee of the party in Kano State. The PDP’s face-saving concession came
after the legally elected PDP State Executive Committee was unilaterally
dissolved by the National Secretariat of the party despite a court order.
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