KANO State Deputy Governor, Aminu Gwarzo, has repudiated his statement accusing the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, of intervening in the Kano emirate dispute.
The deputy governor apologized to the NSA, at a news conference late yesterday, saying he was mistaken in making his initial statement.
“The Office of the National Security Adviser has refuted the allegations and distanced themselves from what we have alleged. I have seen it, he has done it through three media, and today, I have seen the one about going to court,” Gwarzo said.
“We have to acknowledge that we have been misled into believing that the NSA was behind the happenings along this line.
“We apologise to the National Security Adviser, his person and office for any embarrassment and inconveniences this might have caused him
“We are human and can err at any time. On my behalf and the Governor of Kano State, I want to assure the NSA of our continued support and cooperation in discharging his duty as the NSA,” he stated.
The NSA Office disputed reports that Ribadu sponsored the return of Kano’s dethroned Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero, to the ancient city on Saturday, contradicting the deputy governor’s statement that the NSA assisted the emir’s return.
The deputy governor had stated that the law was clear on the process for coronating an emir and that “nobody has any right to interfere or impose anyone on Kano people.”
He had accused Ribadu of “using security” to terrorize the citizens of the state.
However, the NSA stated that he did not provide the aircraft that returned Ado Bayero to the state, threatening to sue the deputy governor for slander.
Ado Bayero returned to the state early Saturday, 48 hours after being dethroned by Governor Abba Kabir and replaced by Muhammadu Sanusi II.
