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Kano gov’t approves fresh bill to restore 4 emirates sacked by court
By Nazifi Dawud
The Kano state government has approved a fresh bill that seeks to restore the four first-class emirates that were dissolved by a Kano high court.
Kano Focus reports that the new bill is coming two weeks after a Kano high court dissolved the four emirates which had already been created on May 8, 2019 by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
The court, presided over by Justice Usman Na’abba had on November 21, 2019 ruled that the Kano State House of Assembly did not follow due process in passing the law that established the four emirates.
The creation of the additional emirates– in Gaya, Rano, Karaye and Bichi local government areas–is seen as a ploy to whittle down the influence of Emir Muhammad Sanusi II over perceived political differences with Mr Ganduje.
In a statement on Monday, the state Commissioner for Information Muhammad Garba revealed that the Kano state Executive Council “has approved Emirate Council Bill 2019 which provides for the establishment of additional Emirates in the state.”
Mr Garba said the council had already endorsed “the establishment of four new emirates namely Rano, Gaya, Bichi and Karaye and forward same to the state Assembly for necessary action.”
He said that “some of these Emirate have even pre-dated Kano in ancient times, while the effort to revive them during the Second Republic was short-lived.”
“While the council seriously discussed the decade long clamour for the establishment of additional emirates in the state with a view to bringing more development to the people of the new Emirates, the exercise was also informed by the need to bring traditional institution closer to the people in addition to facilitating speedy socio-economic development and security in the state.
“The introduction of the Free and Compulsory Education at Basic and Secondary level requires the active participation of the community especially the traditional institutions for its successful implementation,” Mr Garba added.
The commissioner also explained that “the Emirate Council Bill 2019 was amended in the public interest following a Kano High Court action that nullified the law on the ground that the petition was presented to the Assembly by a private person not a member of the House.”
“The council therefore, called on the state Assembly to expedite action on the passage of the Bill in the interest of the public,” he said.
Nasiru Yusuf
The Ulama Forum in Nigeria has described the recent killing of a pregnant woman Harira and her four children in Isulo, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State as a barbaric.
KANO FOCUS reports the Forum also appealed to Muslims in Northern Nigeria and other places to resist the temptation of any unlawful reprisal.
The Forum made the appeal on Friday in a statement jointly signed by Aminu Inuwa Muhammad and Sa’id Ahmad Dukawa chairman and secretary respectively.
“The Forum is deeply saddened by the satanic and terrorist activities of the illegal and outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), the most recent of which is the unprovoked cold blooded murder of a law abiding pregnant woman, her four innocent children and six other northerners in Isulo, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State on Sunday, 22nd May, 2022.
“We now have reason to lend our weight to the voices objecting to the release of the IPOB’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The latest crime of the group he leads, in murdering Harira, her children and six others for no reason than their being Muslims of Northern Nigeria extraction, must be added to the list of his unrepentant crimes until the full wrath of the law is brought down on him,” statement said.
To this end, the Forum called on the Anambra state government to apologise to Muslim community, pay full life compensation to the relatives of the deceased and take measures to stop the barbaric and terrorist acts.
It also called on the federal government and the security agencies to demonstrate that they are capable of protecting the lives and properties of Nigerian citizens irrespective of where they decide to reside in Nigeria, just as sanctioned by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, African Charter of Human and Peoples’ Rights, Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international instruments.
“We are in such a state of grief and mental hardship inflicted upon us by IPOB that we need to say no more!!!
“We are watching to see whether there are responsive and responsible governments in Anambra state in particular and other states in the east where such unprovoked acts of barbarism and terrorism are being perpetrated over the years. May justice and peace prevail in Nigeria. Ameen,” the statement concluded.
It will be recall that some gunmen believe to be members of proscribed Indeginous People of Biafra (IPOB) have killed a pregnant woman and her four children in Anambra state.
Below is the list of clerics who signed the statement
1) Malam Aminu Inuwa Muhammad (Chairman) Kano
2) Prof. Mansur Ibrahim mni Sokoto
3) Dr. Bashir Aliyu Umar Kano
4) Dr. Sa’id Ahmad Dukawa Kano
5) Dr. Abubakar Muhamad Sani B/Kudu Jigawa
6) Dr. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu Kaduna
7) Prof. Muhammad Babangida Muhammad Kano
8) Prof. Salisu Shehu Bauchi
9) Prof. Ahmad Bello Dogarawa Kaduna
10) Mal. Ahmad Bello Abu Maimoona Katsina
11) Dr. Muhammad Alhaji Abubakar Borno
12) Malam Muhammad Lawal Maidoki, Sadaukin Sokoto Sokoto
13) Malam Aminu Aliyu Gusau Zamfara
14) Mal. Shehu Muhammad Maishanu Zamfara
15) Prof. Muhammad Amin Al-Amin Katsina
16) Barr. Ibrahim Muhammad Attahir Gombe
17) Dr. Salisu Ismail Jigawa
18) Dr. Abubakar Sa’idu Gombe
19) Engr. Ahmad Y. M. Jumba Bauchi
20) Amir Abdullahi Abubakar Lamido Gombe
21) Dr. Ibrahim Adam Omar Disina Bauchi
22) Prof. Ahmad Murtala Kano
23) Prof. Usman M. Shuaibu Zunnurain Katsina
24) Engr. Basheer Adamu Aliyu (Secretary) Kano
Nasiru Yusuf
Kano state Deputy governor Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna has won All Progressive Congress APC governorship primary election.
KANO FOCUS reports that Gawuna defeated his opponent Sha’aban Ibrahim Sharada to emerge winner of the Primary election held in the late hours of thursday at the Sani Abacha Sports Complex, Kofar Mata, Kano.
Declaring the result, the Chairman of the governorship primary election committee Tijjani Yahaya Kaura said Gawuna polled 2,289 votes while Sha’aban scored 30 votes.
He added that about 2,420 delegates participated in the exercise with 2,339 total votes cast, while 20 votes were declared invalid.
He declared that “I Sen.Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, Chairman of Kano APC Governorship Primary Election Committee on behalf of the National working committee of our party hereby announced that result for this election have been collated and counted accordingly. I hereby certified that Dr.Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna having scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared the winner.
“He is therefore the standard flag bearer of the APC in the Gubernatorial election that will take place in 2023 in Kano State he said”.
In his acceptance speech, Gawuna thanked Allah for the victory and expressed appreciation to his boss Abdullahi Ganduje, the party leaders and delegates.
While appealing to all party members to join hands and work hard towards the success and victory of the APC during the general elections, he commended them for conducting themselves in an orderly and peaceful manner during the primary election.
On his part, Governor of Kano state Abdullahi Ganduje commended the election committee for a thorough and transparent exercise.
However, Sharada has kicked against the process, saying it was manipulated to scheme him out. He said he wrote complaint to Independent National Electoral Commission INEC and other security agencies.
The primary election was supervised by the representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the Police and Department of State Security.
Nasiru Yusuf
Swarm of bees has attacked and killed Ismail Hussaini (Halifa) at Yanoko Nomadic Primary school, Yanoko village, Tofa local government area of Kano state.
KANO FOCUS reports that the incident happened on Thursday while pupils were talking lesson.
An uncle to the deceased Sunusi Bature Dawakintofa told KANO FOCUS that the attack happened while late Hussaini was in school and could not because of a broken limp due to sickle cell anaemia.
The village head of the town Habibu Bello (Sarkin Fulanin Yanoko) confirmed the incident, saying that late Hussaini was rushed to Tofa General Hospital where he died in the afternoon.
Nomadic education is a sub-component of the Nigerian formal educational system which aims to offer equal opportunities to all social groups, irrespective of ethnicity, geographical origin, gender, or social class.
Kano has 380 nomadic schools, making it second state with highest number of such schools after Bauchi.
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