The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has broken his silence on the Kano Emirate tussle.
Ganduje vehemently denied accusations of aiding the dethroned Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero, to return to the State.
Recall that the state Deputy Governor, Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, had accused Ganduje of instigating chaos in the state by facilitating the ‘unauthorized’ return of Emir Ado Bayero.
Gwarzo also claimed that the former Kano Governor used his connections within the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) to facilitate the dethroned emir’s return.
In Gwarzo’s words: “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 appointment and dethronement of emir or any traditional title holder is solely the prerogative of the state government.”
Reacting to the allegations, the spokesman to the APC chairman, Edwin Olofu, affirmed Ganduje’s innocence stating: “The former governor has no hand in the return of Ado Bayero to Kano. He has no connection with the Kano Emirate tussle, adding that he was attending a political meeting in Nasarawa State over the weekend.”
This is coming at a time the Emirship tussle has worsened. Major protests have rocked Kano as supporters of the dethroned Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero, vehemently rejected the return of Emir Muhammad Sanusi II and demanded the reinstatement of Bayero to the throne while the state government stood its ground insisting that its decision is legal.