A group of Kano elders under the
auspices of ‘Friends of Democracy’ have warned of serious crisis over the
appointment of new emirs by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
The state now has five emirates:
Kano, Rano, Gaya, Karaye and Bichi. All Emirs have equal powers and are on same
first class status as Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II.
A statement on Wednesday jointly
signed by Bashir Tofa, Dr. Usman Bugaje, Dr. Abubakar Siddique Mohammed, Bashir
Yusuf Ibrahim, Bilya Bala, Hubert Shaiyen and, Prof. Jibrin Ibrahim, warned
that the creation of new emirates could lead to violence and politicization of
traditional authority.
The elders asked President
Muhammadu Buhari to call Ganduje to order, “to speedily engage on the reversal
process.”
The statement read: “It should be
noted that a minor eruption of violence from Kano can easily conflagrate the
region and possibly, the country.
“People are angry at various
levels and for various reasons, and some may use this as an opportunity to vent
their anger.
“The Federal Government and,
particularly, the Presidency should treat this matter with the seriousness it
deserves.
“We are extremely concerned about
the on-going crisis in Kano following the creation of new Emirates by the
government.
“By this action, Kano lost its
status as one of only two states in Nigeria with one emirate or traditional
council. Sokoto, the seat of the Sultan of Sokoto, is the other state with a
similar arrangement.
“The law removed 36 of Kano’s 44
local government areas from the Kano Emirate to create the four new emirates –
Rano, Gaya, Karaye and Bichi.
“Rano Emirate covers 10 local
government councils – These are Rano, Bunkure, Kibiya, Takai, Sumaila, Kura,
Doguwa, Tudunwada, Kiru and Bebeji.
“Gaya Emirate has nine local
government councils consisting of Gaya, Ajingi, Albasu, Wudil, Garko, Warawa,
Dawakinkudu, Gabasawa and Gezawa.
“Karaye Emirate has eight local
government councils – Karaye, Rogo, Gwarzo, Kabo, Rimingado, Shanono, Madobi
and Garunmalam.
“Bichi Emirate has nine local
government areas – Bichi, Bagwai, Tsanyawa, Shanono, Kunchi, Dambatta, Makoda,
Dawakintofa and Tofa.
“We believe that such an
important matter should have been subjected to very wide consultations and deep
consideration before action was taken.
“Precipitate action should be
avoided in the governance of delicate issues. In particular, the people should
have been consulted on whether they wanted a restructuring of their Emirate.”
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