A group of concerned citizens and stakeholders across the country gathered on Friday at the Presidential Villa and the National Assembly Abuja, calling on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the ongoing crisis affecting the Kano Emirate.
The protesters, who marched peacefully, carried signs and banners expressing their concerns about the escalating situation in Kano.
They urged President Tinubu to use his good offices to resolve the crisis and ensure the restoration of peace and stability in the state.
Recall that Governor Abba Yusuf dissolved the five Emirates Council and reinstated Muhammadu Sanusi II as the Emir of Kano. This came after the governor signed the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Bill 2024 into law.
Under the auspices of the Concerned Patriots of Nigeria, the group led by its coordinator, Abdullahi Muhammed Saleh said: “A lot had been going wrong in the state but the Concerned Patriots of Nigeria had thought it best to allow Kano state to sort out its thorny issues. However, Thursday’s brash actions of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State, who sacked five emirs to reappoint Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi as the 14th Emir of Kano has awoken us to the urgency of raising the alarm about the excesses of the state governor.
The condemned the actions of the Kano State Governor in the strongest terms possible given its anti-reason disposition.
“The governor’s choice of actions flies in the face of reason and has no place in a sane and civilised society. We urge Governor Yusuf to retrace his steps and stop further undermining the peace of Kano state and by implication the peace in Nigeria,” the statement added.
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