President Muhammadu
Buhari threatened to declare a state of emergency in Kano in the heat of the
crisis between Muhammadu Sanusi, deposed emir, and Abdullahi Ganduje, governor
of the state, according to the committee set up to reconcile the duo.
In its report, the committee chaired by Abdulsalami Abubakar, former head of
state, detailed efforts to resolve the crisis and prevent further escalation.
The committee said
it briefed Buhari on its initial findings and the president directed that the
warring parties should be told that a state of emergency would be declared if
the rift led to a breakdown of peace in Kano.
“After the inaugural
meeting of the Committee the need arose to brief Mr. President on the
escalation of the crisis in Kano and three members were assigned to brief him,”
the report read.
“He immediately said
that a Presidential Jet could be made available for them to visit Kano with
clear message to the two parties that the President will not hesitate to
declare a state of emergency in Kano should there be any breach of peace.
“Governor Ganduje
was contacted and he informed the Committee that he was in Abuja and they
arranged to meet him there. The Emir also flew to Abuja from Kano to meet the
three members of the Committee.
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“The three Committee
members met the Governor and delivered the message of Mr. President on December
2, 20l9. Thereafter on the same day they also met the Emir with the same
message. After delivering Mr. President’s message the three members called on
the two parties to de-escalate the situation in Kano pending speedy
reconciliatory meetings.
“The three members
reported to Mr. President, the outcome of their mission as he had directed.
They also issued a Press Statement on the need for both parties to maintain
peace and stop any actions that will heighten the conflict. These engagements
served to restore confidence and bring about hope of reconciliation and
resolution of the crisis.”
The committee listed
poor communication, new legislation (Kano state emirates council law, 2019),
Sanusi’s public utterances, and appointment of new emirs as major factors that
fueled the crisis between the governor and the deposed emir.
Ganduje dethroned
Sanusi on Monday, and appointed Aminu Ado Bayero as the new emir.
Reacting to the
development, Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano who appointed Sanusi,
alleged that Buhari ordered the dethronement of the former emir but the
presidency has denied the allegation.
On his part, the
chairman of the committee said the removal of Sanusi amounted to waste of the
efforts to resolve the crisis.
Sanusi, who said he
accepted his dethronement in good faith,
is currently in Awe local government area of Nasarawa state where he was
banished to.
Although the Kano
government denied banishing him, residents of Awe disclosed that the former
monarch is living like a prisoner.
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