The Kano State Government, on Monday, urged President Bola Tinubu to relocate the deposed 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, out of the state.
The government emphasized that Bayero’s presence in Kano poses a threat to the peace and stability of the state’s residents.
Deputy Governor Comrade Aminu Abdussalam made this statement while addressing the media about the ongoing chieftaincy crisis in Kano.
Abdussalam also clarified the state government’s decision to reinstate and support the 16th Emir, Sanusi, in ascending to the throne. He noted that the government had not been served with a court order to maintain the status quo.
According to Abdussalam, only one of the eight respondents, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), was served with the court order, while the Kano State Government and other respondents were not.
He also apologized on behalf of the state government to the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, for allegations that Ribadu provided an aircraft to transport Bayero to Kano.
Abdussalam further accused certain members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of sponsoring protests in response to the dissolution of the emirates and the reinstatement of Sanusi.
Abdussalam said: “We are worried and shocked about marching orders from above to ensure the implementation of the court order.
“There have been talks around the court order (restraining or ex parte motion) given by a court. Whatever the circumstances around the order, we as a government have never seen or received any communication in that direction.
“There are eight respondents. Out of these eight respondents, only one, the Inspector General of Police, IGP, was served with the court order while the state police commissioner, DSS, and NSCDC were never served, likewise, the Kano State Government and Attorney General were not served until this moment. You cannot act on anything that you don’t know. And that is what informed all our actions till today and this moment.
“But the unfortunate thing is that it seems somewhere, somehow, some people up there, because the security chiefs told us point-blank that they cannot flout directive from above.
“It means somebody above is directing this is what should happen. Somebody was directing the security men, police and SS to escort the emir to Kano and directives were given that they also received him here and were kept at the Nassarawa palace and a few meters away from the Governor’s office and residence.
“And ever since politicians from the opposition who have been vocal and vehement about the repeal law and reinstatement of Sanusi were the people who are driving people around the deposed Emir, meeting there and conspiring to cause mayhem and chaos in the state to the extent that they came out to light bonfire, meters from the governor’s office and residence and got security cover.
“Ever since the process of repealing the law started, Kano was peaceful and people were jubilating only for us to start seeing negative developments.
“We have been wondering why the order is special, such that out of eight respondents, seven were not served and there was a marching order from the top that everything be done to ensure implementation of the order. Whose interest is being served? Who is behind this diabolical plan to cause mayhem in Kano? Why is it that suddenly, people want to demonstrate?
“Petitions are being engineered today from the former emirates of Gaya, Rano, and Bichi. The Emir of Gaya has already gone on air and stated it categorically clear that he has taken it in good faith to hold no grudges against anybody and appealed to his people to abide by the law.
“Today, there was a sponsored protest carried out in Gaya by APC thugs. Some people claiming to be stakeholders from Bichi wrote a letter and all of them were card-carrying members of APC in the emirate. So the whole thing is now turning into politics.
“We appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Office of the National Security Adviser, and other agencies concerned to investigate the happenings in Kano as it relates to the deposed Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero, and take immediate steps to evacuate him from his current residence and remove him from in the state. As it is now, he is constituting a security threat in the state.
“A lot of efforts were put in place to reach out to the President on happenings around the chieftaincy matters.”
