A youth group in the All Progressives Congress, APC, has berated the actions of the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf for sacking five Emirs in the State.
The group, therefore, expressed concern over the possible repercussions the action of the Governor would generate in the State.
IVNTV NEWS recalls that Governor Yusuf, on Thursday, issued 48 hours quit notice to five Emirs in the State. These include Aminu Ado Bayero, his brother Nasiru Ado Bayero, and three other first class monarchs. The affected traditional heads are to vacate their palaces.
Recall that the Yusuf made the announcement while signing the new Kano Emirate Bill (2024) into law. The Governor also used the occasion of the signing to reinstate the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Muhammad Sanusi II, as Emir of Kano.
But reacting to the Governor’s pronouncement, the youths, under the aegis of APC Youth Crusaders For Peace and Development, condemned the action. They stated that the development was capable of destabilizing the state.
The group also stressed that the dethronement of the five Emirs can trigger generational conflicts.
This was contained in a statement issued by the National Coordinator of the group, Hon. Cyril Adamu, on Friday.
Condemning the development, the group recalled its earlier statement in which it warned against alleged sinister plot by some powerful figures in the State to cause chaos in Kano and other parts of Nigeria.
“The Governor’s action on Thursday was “intended to stoke unrest in the State and the country as a whole. It is capable to destabilize the President Tinubu’s administration”.
“Governor Yusuf being a Northerner and fully aware of the value the subjects of the Emirates placed on the royal stools, decided to abolish the Emirates just to spark unrest in the State. And to destabilize the administration of President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“The manner in which the controversial Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Bill 2024 was signed into law by the Governor the same day it was passed by the State House of Assembly, raised suspicions. That it is a calculated move to destroy the traditional institutions in the State. And by extension, the peace and stability of the State and the country at large.
“The Governor plans to revert Kano to a single Emirate by reinstating the deposed Emir, Muhammadu Sanusi II. This could lead to a breakdown of law and order and a generational conflict between the ruling houses of Kano. Political unrest is already brewing in the State following the controversial bill’s signing into law”.
Recall that IVNTV NEWS reported that a Federal High Court sitting in Kano had on Friday morning stopped the reinstatement. The court had granted an ex-parte order restraining the reinstatement of Sanusi II.
The court ordered that the Governor should stay the reinstatement of Sanusi as Kano Emir. This is until the determination of a substantive suit filed against the reinstatement.
source: Daily Post
