Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State and the leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, has pledged to oppose any potential declaration of a state of emergency in the state.
Kwankwaso stated this in response to the current situation in Kano, where federal security agencies are reportedly supporting the former Emir Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero.
Addressing the audience during the commencement of the construction of 82 kilometers of rural road networks in his hometown, Madobi, Senator Kwankwaso declared that the residents of Kano would oppose any effort to undermine the established leadership in the state.
He claimed that the federal government jeopardized security in Kano by not removing heavily armed personnel who were guarding the deposed Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero.
He said, “We have mass followership because people believe in us, we are pro-people and the NNPP administration is determined to serve them anywhere they voted for it.”
“We will not fold our arms and watch enemies of the state destroy the peaceful co-existence of our dear state, as we shall do everything possible to support the governor to succeed. I am happy that he is not distracted and is focused on achieving his goals.
“There are people from Kano, enemies of the state, who also suffer mental illness and are the ones advising the Federal Government on how to take over Kano through a State of Emergency. This is the madness of the highest order that the good, peace-loving and committed people of Kano will resist.”
Speaking further, Kwankwaso said that “in the build-ups to 2027, some desperate politicians are already on a mission of disruption, but we will rather prefer the two of us to lose than to allow them to crush us unnecessarily.
“We dare anybody, who thinks he can victimise us politically, to be rest assured that we are ready for the fight.
“We are not afraid to be out of power because we will remain politicians in or out of government, we cannot run away from our destiny, we are humans, we know what is good for us and we will pursue it vigorously.”
“We are open to dialogue, truce and reconciliation, but we will not accept intimidation and political harassment of any sort.
“We know how to play politics and we have all it takes to protect ourselves from any evil,” Kwankwaso said.
