Mijinyawa, who spoke in Abuja, was reacting to the state Deputy Governor, Aminu Gwarzo, who had accused the NSA of facilitating the return of the dethroned emir.
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“The ongoing situation should not be an excuse to declare a state of emergency which would then translate to achieving what Ganduje and the APC could not achieve through their regrettable actions up to the Supreme Court as the people of Kano are steadfast to resist attempts to subvert their mandate freely given to Governor Abba Yusuf of NNPP,” Johnson stated.
“The federal government must not allow itself to be used as a tool to further political interests that jeopardize the stability of the state and region,” Rafsanjani warned.
“The Police in the State are working together with the military and other security agencies and are at full capacity to provide adequate security to everyone as we are committed to carrying out our statutory duties as provided by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
The heavy presence of the military it was gathered was a backup security after an arrest directive was issued on the deposed Emir by Governor Abba Yusuf.
And he just might be dethroned yet again by this, or another subsequent partisan government, given Sanusi’s infamous incapacity to rein in his tongue and to understand the wisdom in restraint and tact, which his position requires of him—and, of course, the juddering, hypocritical contradictions between what he says and what he does.
“It is unfortunate that the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje is using the National Security Adviser to create tension in the state by smuggling into the state, the former emir, Aminu Ado Bayero,” the deputy governor alleged.
“The former Emir was smuggled into Kano city last night in an attempt to forcefully return to the palace two days after being deposed by the Governor.
Governor Abba Yusuf has presented a letter of appointment to Muhammadu Sanusi II as the Emir of Kano. The event took place…
The Emirate which predates the Nigerian State is not a product of statute and cannot therefore be disbanded by statute as the Ganduje Government did. The Government can remove Emirs with just cause as allowed by law but cannot dissolve the Emirate and recreate new ones.