The Forces Against Shekarau

By

Rabi Maitama Yusuf 

rabimaitamayusuf@yahoo.com

Since the time Ibrahim Shekarau assumed the leadership of Kano State, there is no date pass that his opponents are not plotting one thing or the other to either prevent and/or discourage him from performing well as he started, or of recent to make his State follow Plateau line. When Shekarau comes to power, he comes through proper ballot election that is free and fair, which defeated the self-acclaimed tazarce addicted governor, which many thought, is impossible. As soon as he started leading the State, he prioritises the areas he will give maximum attention like health, education, environmental health etc which are now being reformed to meet the challenges facing the State. As at now, he performed wonderfully in his just one year, it is not the intention of this article to list all his achievement so far, but to look at the forces against his new dawn, re-orientation, and self-discovery the government is steering.

Federal Government

Federal government tried all it can to see that Kano remains a pariah State among the comity of Nigerian States. The first issue that brought them into collision was the issue of polio, which was politicised and religionise by the FG all to portray Kano as a bad State to the extent that the issue of contention is not the point of discussion, but attacking only personalities, culture and religion of the State. Federal Government rubbish the Kano State position [which stand by her people] and paint it [through their supporters] in unpleasant language. The same FG stops Queen Elizabeth and Chancellor Geihard Schroeder of Germany to visit Kano despite their plan of coming all because of politics and bias. The case of Schroeder is more embarrassing as the State government and the emirate council were already prepared to receive him, but the visit was cancelled at the odd hour due to what they call security reasons, which was not only politics but also hoax. All this is happening due to the uniqueness of Kano now due to many reforms which the FG is not happy about, most especially it Shari’ah programme which centred wholly on social welfare, provision of life amenities and re-orientation of people to rediscover the reasons of their existence on earth than on capital punishment.

PDP

PDP has been in the fore fronts in discrediting all the initiatives embark upon by Shekarau, they started sabotaging and discrediting his works so early even before he understand what it takes to rule. They started blackmailing him when he ordered for the purchase of fertilizer at the rate of N4bn which no any government has ever done it before, considering they spent four years which what they supplied to the people does not even match that. Despite all the odds, conspiracy and other things PDP is doing at both State and federal level to see that the fertilizer did not arrive will insha Allah fail.

PDP is also battling Shekarau because of his stance to probe their activities while in government, which was dubious, questionable, and a rip-off. He embark on the probe when all available ways was exhausted to ensure the area in questions be sorted out amicably with the PDP, which failure of PDP members to follow that line forces Shekarau’s government to set up a commission of probe, yet with all these they are accusing him with witch-hunting.

PDP has been and still using all available means [which is yet to yield any effect] like the recent press conference which they use to portray Shekarau as bad but ended up exonerating him, and using their strong man in Obasanjo’s government- that is Rabi’u Plumber, to ensure Shekarau’s government fail to achieve anything, this become so prominent now, as a result of the spill over of Plateau crisis to Kano. The peaceful protest to government house was successful, but PDP members were mobilise and sponsored thugs to ensure a chaos and fracas, which escalate the crisis. While their effort failed to materialise in making Kano another Plateau, they plan to use Qadiriyya Maukibi festival to hijack it and carry out their planned attack on non-indigenes and others, which incidentally the police authority stop.

Now PDP is planning to destroy Shekarau’s government in all ramification using their Abuja connection and other bad elements within the State government that are remnants of Rabi’u Plumber government’s whom are unhappy with Shekarau’s reform approach that their government could not think of during their time.

Elites

Elites, by the word, I am referring to those respected people of the society but limited to anti progress. These elites have openly showed their dissatisfaction with Shekarau’s approach, which favour the masses than them, which is uncommon. Here in Kano , they thought they can dictate to him how to run his government, but after Shekarau’s refusal to toy them, they now regard him as an enemy. Now the elites are aligning with Mallam’s opponents-PDP ignoramus, religious scholars of PDP extraction and others to see that he never succeed.

Others

After the recent crisis, the opponents are now aligning with the hypocrite CAN leadership, non-indigenes organisations to ensure Kano is no longer a peaceful State, which they can use any opportunity to cause chaos, to justify their desire in seeing Kano follow Plateau line.

Conclusion

Based on these and many others that space can not contain, the Shekarau government is now at extreme situation, because all eyes now is on her from international to national level due to her unique in political maturity, consciousness and other approach under the able leadership of Shekarau.

All these plans being hatch against Shekarau is continuous; as those who want destroy, his government never relent in their effort in realising their objectives. What these forces of darkness should know is, Shekarau’s government has come to stay no matter what; their plan will be in vain, for, his government is the creation of Allah. More so, even in 2007, only credible, tested and trusted persons will replaced him to lead Kano if people preferred other[s] than him, and if they preferred Mallam, neither the so called ‘The greatest Party in Africa’ nor your much semi god- Rabi’u Plumber can stop him from continuing leading the State, therefore regard yourselves.

Rabi Yusuf, Kano Nigeria