The National Leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Thursday insisted that Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, and former Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, are his political sons.

“Not even you. Many people in Kano politics today are my godsons, including Dr. Umar Abdullahi Ganduje. He is my son in politics, so stop bragging and political caricature,” he said.

Kwankwaso made the remark at his Kano Miller Road residence while addressing a group of Kwankwasiyya loyalists who paid him a Sallah homage. He described Governor Yusuf’s recent political outbursts as an insult.

The NDC national leader’s remarks are believed to be connected to recent reactions from Governor Yusuf, who questioned his estranged godfather, saying: “How can a 69-year-old refer to a 63-year-old as his boy?”

It was not immediately clear why Kwankwaso included Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje in his latest remarks, given the political tension between the two camps.

Kwankwaso, who was dressed in his traditional white flowing gown with a red cap to match, said: “I was made to understand that some people do not want to be referred to as my boy,” as the packed gathering erupted in laughter.

Sounding firm and resolute, the NDC frontliner told the gathering in Hausa: “If it is not out of disrespect, will Abba Kabir Yusuf say he is not my political son? If it is not out of disrespect, will Abdullahi Umar Ganduje say he is not my political son?”

The entire hall clapped in affirmation of Kwankwaso’s claim to political mentorship of the two prominent Kano political figures in recent history.