Former Governor of Kano State, and Presidential candidate of the New Nigerian People’s Party, NNPP, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwakso, has revealed his personal grudge against the immediate past Governor of the State, Abdullahi Ganduje.
According to Kwankwaso, he begrudge Ganduje for the passage of the Kano Emirate Council Law 2019.
The leader of the New Nigerian People’s Party, NNPP, stated that the law enacted in 2019 was unfair to his ancestral locality.
He said, “I am from Kwankwakso in Madobi Local Government Area of the State. The town is located less than 25 kilometres from the palace of the Emir of Kano. And it should have been in Kano, Kura or Rano Emirate. But it was shifted to far away Karaye Emirate by former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
IVNTV NEWS reported how the Kano State House of Assembly on Thursday passed a bill dissolving the four additional emirates in Kano. These were Emirates created by the administration of Abdullahi Ganduje and the removal of the five emirs.
The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf signed the bill repealing the 2019 law on Thursday. He has also reinstated the former deposed Lamido Sanusi as the sole first-class Emir of Kano.
But speaking on the development in an interview with BBC Hausa Service on Friday, Kwankwakso, exonerated himself from the development. He said the Lawmakers or the Governor did not consult him before they took the decision.
“I hope to be in Kano to discuss with some of the lawmakers, especially the Speaker and the Governor. To brief me about how they arrived at the decision they took.”
Recall that in January, Kwankwaso had in a press conference, said the government would revisit the State Emirate Council Law 2019.
“When I said we will revisit the Emirate Council Law 2019, I was not specific about it. And now they have done that. I will get to them and find out about the issue beforehand,” the NNPP leader said.
“The repealed law was enacted to despise us. For instance, I am from Madobi Local Government Area, from my town to the Emir’s palace in Kano is just 25 kilometres drive. But (in the repealed Kano Emirate Council Law 2019) they took us to Karaye Emirate. The ordinary people of Madobi has no link whatsoever with Karaye. They should have instead take us to at least Kura or Rano (Emirates),” Kwankwakso said.
The ex-Governor, however, dodged a question on whether the decision to scrap the five Emirates Councils could deepen division and animosity amongst the residents.
Kwankwaso, however, blamed Ganduje for setting the precedent that led to the developments. He stated that Ganduje was not tolerant of Sanusi’s criticism as he was of the late Emir, Ado Bayero.
“The question is that before people, has the former Governor done the right thing? The decision to scrap the Emirates is not to spite Ganduje. Has he done the right thing? Was the creation of the Emirates done with good intention?”
Kwankwaso also expressed concern that Emirship seats, like that of a Governor, could become tenured. He said, this is depending on the Governor in power.
“The people expressing concern over the politicization of the traditional institutions may be right. But who started it? When I came back on board as Governor in 2011, everybody knows that the late Emir Ado Bayero did not support us. He supported former Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau.
“People were agitating for me to dethrone the late Emir. But after I won the election, I never attempted to remove him. We just are calling on people to remain where they are in their respective positions,” Kwankwaso said.
source: Premium Times
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