A community group in Bichi, Kano State, has advised the state government not to bow to pressure from those groups, calling for the dissolution of the new emirate councils and warning that the move would only create anarchy and confusion.
However, the group, under the auspices of Inuwar Masarautar Bichi and translated to “Kano State, the Will and Vision of the Good People,” said in a press statement signed by its Coordinating Secretary, Bello Gambo, that “the State House of Assembly and the Government should discard sentimental insinuations calling for the dissolution of the emirates councils to avoid problems.
It may be recalled that a group earlier wrote a letter to the state House of Assembly calling for the dissolution of the Bichi, Karaye, Gaya, and Rano Emirates.
A week earlier, another group had submitted a letter to the State Assembly, asking them to hasten the dissolution of the four new Emirates created in the wake of the dethronement saga that plagued the state and return the dethroned Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II.
While speaking, the Inuwar Masarautar Bichi, through the Coordinating Secretary Bello Gambo and 77 other persons who signed the statement, said, “We should avoid experimenting with conflict theory at this material time when there is glaring hardship in the land.
He said that “tinkering with the existing Emirates Council structure would not only create anarchy and a state of confusion but will make us a laughing stock in the country, leading to an unwarranted sojourn.”.
“We support efforts towards dialogue, local empowerment, infrastructural development, and civilizational and cultural aspirations; only by doing so can we foster genuine peace, progress, and cultural stability in Kano and uphold the principles of democratic coexistence, self-determination, and tranquilly.
“We wish that the House of Assembly and the State Government will respect the agency of the different indigenous communities and support the efforts of local people, politicians, and individual Emirates Councils in bringing the government closer to the people using the existing Emirates Councils.”.
“We want to affirm that our people love their emirs and emirates; taking any retrogressive tendencies by abolishing the current administrative structure will certainly undermine peace and security, which could lead to general disenchantment at large.”.
“It is our prayer that the government will not listen and allow some disgruntled elements to distort its good intentions of moving the state to a higher pedestal rather than becoming a retrogressive and not progressive movement.”
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