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Reached by phone, one police officer, who would only be quoted under the name Gusau, says he was preparing to leave the sprawling regional police headquarters in Kano on Friday when an explosion threw him to the floor.

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He said he was optimistic Gusau, whom he described as popular, would put up a serious fight for the PDP nomination.

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Instead, he said Gusau has a right under Nigerian constitution to run for any public office.

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Abdulhamid YakubuKwarra, director of policy and strategy for General Gusau told VOA the former national security adviser is scheduled to pick up his nomination papers Monday from the PDP headquarters in Abuja.

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Speaking at the launch in Gusau, the state capital, Governor Sani disclosed that time was ripe for full implementation of the programme as enshrined in the Holy Quran.

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JEFF KOINANGE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The city of Gusau, capital of the state of Zamfara, deep in Nigeria's northern corridor -- this is the land of Islam, where the religion has become a way of life.

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So if it starts in Kano, it's bound to spread to other places like Gusau in Zamfara State where we were reporting from yesterday, in other parts, in Kaduna.

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The Honda was packed with explosives and Gusau was shot below the knee.

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Earlier, Gusau told Nwodo that he joined the race to contribute his quota to the political and economic development of the country.

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Atiku Abubakar, Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki and himself (Gusau) - to do the job and submit their report, Gusau said: Well, I am not one of the wise men.

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