Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Wednesday, explained why he parted ways politically with his predecessor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, describing him as a selfish politician.

"It is natural to be a bit selfish but I have never seen anyone as selfish as Rabiu Kwankwaso. It was such that he imposed his whims on all and exploited them for his personal benefit as against the collective interest of all," Mr Ganduje said on Thursday.

The governor stated this at Government House while receiving the Peoples Democratic Party chairman, Sulaiman-Bichi, and some other members of Kwankwasiyya Movement, who defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.

The governor, whose mandate was recently affirmed by...