TENSION and anxiety remain palpable in Kano State, especially Kano metropolis, even after the Supreme Court verdict that affirmed the election of Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
This time, it is over the comment of a former governor of the state and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, that the creation of the five emirates councils would “definitely be revisited.”
Recall the the immediate past governor and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, had split the Kano emirate into five after dethroning the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II.
The ruling NNPP in the state had since taking power not dismissed the possibility of returning Sanusi to the throne, insisting that the dethronement of the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was carried out in bad faith.
There have been musings and calls for the removal of the five first-class monarchs, including the two sons of the late Emir, Alhaji Ado Bayero, after the apex court judgment by supporters of the governor and members of the Kwankwasiyya Movement
Kwankwaso, on Thursday, January 18, during an interactive with select broadcast media, hinted that the NNPP government would revisit the entire matter to correct the wrongs.
He said: “Honestly, it is one of the things that nobody has sat with me to discuss so far, but I am sure we are going to sit and see how to go about it. Is it going to be allowed, demolished, corrected or whatever? It will be revisited, what’s supposed to be done will be done.
“There were a lot of things and this was a trap. All these things were not done in good faith or intention. It was brought with some bad intentions, which everyone of you here and our listeners are aware of.
“Sometimes you come with things that are good and they turn out to be bad, while sometimes you bring things that are bad and they turn out to be good.
“So, all I know is that I was not consulted as of now, but definitely we will come to discuss and see what should be done.”
