President Muhammadu
Buhari pledged Friday not to interfere in the recurring dispute between Kano
State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II.
Buhari spoke today when
he hosted Ganduje, prominent sons of Kano and the newly elected lawmakers of
the All Progressives Congress. Emir Sanusi was absent. Aminu Ado Bayero, Emir
of Bichi Ado, one of the new emirates created by Ganduje was present in his
royal splendour.
Buhari said: “I know my
role as the President of Nigeria. By the constitution of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria, the Governor of Kano State has his own roles, once a matter is in
the hands of the House of Assembly (like in Kano), the President has no
constitutional right to interfere.
“I am here by the
constitution, I swore by it, and I am going to stand by it. But let me tell you
the bottomline of my understanding of the constitutional role is that peace and
security of all Nigerians must be guaranteed, where the people are threatened,
then I will use my constitutional powers,” he said.
However, Buhari gave the
assurance that the separation of powers between the Federal Government and the
states notwithstanding, he has enough grounds in the constitution to ensure
that the security of Nigerians is not compromised.
President Buhari advised
the elected officials to live up to the promises they made to their
constituents to justify the confidence reposed in them.
“I hope you are mindful
of your promises to your constituencies. You went round and you promised your
constituencies. I hope the promises you made are within the resources of your
State. If you made promises outside your resources, it will be your problem
because you are going to stand again in four years’ time. This is very
important and it is important for our party.”
Governor Umar Ganduje who
led the delegation, thanked the President for Federal Government projects in
the State including: the Kano – Abuja road reconstruction; the modern railway from
Kaduna to Kano, and from Kano to Niger Republic; the gas pipeline from Ajaokuta
to Kaduna and from Kaduna to Kano; dualisation of Kano – Katsina highway; as
well as the construction and equipping of new terminal wing of the Malam Aminu
Kano International Airport.
He also apprised the
President of efforts of his government to make life better for Kano citizens
especially in terms of security and education.
“We have done a lot in
the area of security, even installing CCTV cameras in black spots and all major
routes into Kano state. We also have a multi-purpose vehicle for monitoring,
which has helped in arresting kidnappers and Boko Haram terrorists. We have
also established an army training area.”
He said the State has
also curtailed herdsmen/farmers clashes by establishing settlements.
On the disturbing
phenomenon of out-of-school children, the governor said, “We used to have One
Million out-of-school children but now we are down to about 400,000 on account
of the new education policy which now makes schooling free and compulsory from
basic to secondary school, complemented with free feeding, free uniforms and
free instructional materials.”
He said his
administration had also recruited 600 teachers to teach mathematics and English
as well as 3,000 teachers for Almajiri schools that will be incorporated into
the normal school system.
The governor also
requested for Federal Government intervention in the completion of the Kano
River Irrigation scheme; the establishment of a Federal Medical Centre; and desilting
of the 24 dams in the State.
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