Umar Ganduje, governor of Kano, has asked for forgiveness from those he might have offended while leading the state in the last eight years.
According to a statement by Muhammad Garba, Kano’s commissioner for information and internal affairs, the governor said he is not holding grudges against anyone.
Ganduje, whose two-term tenure of eight years will end on May 29, spoke in his Eid-el-Fitri message on Friday.
Earlier, the governor also said he has forgiven people “who at one time disparaged my person and my character for whatever reasons”.
“I’ve forgiven anyone who at one time disparaged my person and my character for whatever reasons, and on my part, I equally beg or seek for your forgiveness for all that I’ve done wrong to you,” he was quoted as saying.
“For those who we have wronged, forgive us, on my part, I’ve forgiven those who wronged me no matter the weight of the offence.”
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) as the winner of the Kano governorship election.
The NNPP candidate defeated Yusuf Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who had the backing of Ganduje.
Addressing the incoming government, Ganduje urged his successor to complete all viable projects embarked upon by his administration
He added that the government should be all about continuity, noting that no project executed with taxpayers’ money is worth abandoning.
