Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano State and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s government of compromising Kano’s security by refusing to withdraw heavy operatives guarding the deposed Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero. Kwankwaso also accused the Federal Government of attempting to create a new breed of terror group and insurgents in Northern Nigeria.
Reacting to the situation in Kano, where federal security agencies are allegedly backing the deposed Emir, Kwankwaso spoke during the flag-off ceremony for the construction of 82 kilometers of rural road networks in his hometown, Madobi. He stated that the people of Kano would resist any attempt to undermine the state’s constituted authority.
“We have mass followership because people believe in us; we are pro-people, and the NNPP administration is determined to serve them wherever they voted for it,” he said. Kwankwaso added that as politicians, they would not “fold our arms and watch enemies of the state destroy the peaceful co-existence of our dear state” and would support the governor to succeed.
Kwankwaso criticized certain individuals from Kano, whom he described as “enemies of the state” and suffering from “mental illness,” for advising the Federal Government to take over Kano through a State of Emergency. He called this “madness of the highest order” that the people of Kano would resist.
He warned that some desperate politicians were already on a mission of disruption ahead of the 2027 elections but assured that they would rather lose than allow these individuals to crush them unnecessarily. “We dare anybody who thinks he can victimize us politically to be rest assured that we are ready for the fight,” Kwankwaso said.
He emphasized that they were not afraid to be out of power and would remain politicians, in or out of government. The NNPP national leader further stated that the Federal Government was listening to unpatriotic politicians from Kano who would only contribute to its failure.
He vowed that the people of Kano would resist any attempt to undermine the constitutional responsibility of the governor by any individual or group. “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 emphatically warned.