Is it actually Kano first or politics first?, by Dr. Aminu Tukur Adam

The recent political drama in Kano state, that initially began as a rumor before it metamorphoses into a full blown political battle is interesting; how loyalty is being reinterpreted, how personal interest is being transformed into the people’s mandate and how politics gradually takes over the governance.

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It’s now becoming crystal clear to everyone that the Kano state government is not only static but it’s also backtracking; at a critical point of state emergency and national concern, our dear state is being placed on hold.

To begin with, APC was initially viewed as a disaster by Kwankwaso, Kano state governor and all their supporters; many of the supporters sacrificed their lives to rescue the state from the APC, a party that was hated for its immense corruption, extortion and oppression.

As big as Kano state is, with its about 20million population and over 1trillion naira budget, it will surprise you to know that, the state’s executive council members are currently redundants; the council held only one executive session in the span of 90days! The previous buzzworthy council is now being placed on an ending recess.

That probably explains why the only visible function of this government, road construction is also neglected, no one is there to approve new projects or supervise the ongoing ones.

The most unfortunate event was at the visit of the Turkish ambassador to Nigeria to the Kano state government house, with an aim of consolidating multimillion dollar projects; but astonishingly, a whole figure like this one was only received by the Chief Of Staff and two commissioners! For anyone familiar with the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) must have seen that as a nightmare, TIKA, isn’t like the usual agencies you see; it’s an international technical assistance agency, last year this same agency renovated the Kano capital school without a penny from the state government.

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We’re also talking about the Turkish Trading Firm, Direkçi, that injected over $22 million into the Nigerian states, with Kano as a major beneficiary.

The visit meant to open an oppurtunity, to secure scholarships for Kano state indigenes, and also to bring Turkish humanitarian foundation IDDEF to boost humanitarian services in the state, in addition to the commencement of visa services at the Turkish consolate in the state.

Yet, when that esteemed Ambassador walked into the Government House, he was neither received by the Governor, nor his deputy or SSG.

While the governor plays an absentee landlordism, some villages in the state were burning and many lives were also lost; the recent unfortunate incident in the Katai and Fauda communities in Wudil local government generated widespread reactions, a police officer lost his life and villages were set ablaze; however, no formal press release, no condemnation and no any form of assurance from the state government.

Astoundingly, when the governor was too busy to hold a council meeting, overwhelmed to meet the Turkish ambassador to Nigeria and also overloaded with responsibilities to comment on the Wudil incident, we saw his face in the convoy of Yilwatda, the APC national chairman, courting the governor of Bauchi state, Bala Muhammad, into APC.

To add more salt to the injury, when the governor was returning to Kano, the local government chairmen and some of the governor’s aides orchestrated a drama, where a rented crowd were paid to welcome the governor from his political excursion, you maybe surprised, as to why the welcoming? Was he not just coming back from Abuja? Was the journey not a political journey for APC’s convention? Is there any significance of this journey to the life of the innocent Kano people?

So, this is the Kano first agenda they’re selling; it’s not about you or the state, it’s simply an idea to sell Bola Tinubu and his party.