WorldStage Newsonline– Kano State Government appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the ongoing tussle over the throne of the Emir of Kano.
Kano State Deputy Governor Aminu Gwarzo said at a press conference on Monday that Tinubu’s intervention would save the state from descending into chaos.
Gwarzo said that the state is renowned for its peace and stability, in spite of its political complexities.
The deputy governor urged the president to take necessary steps to prevent the situation from escalating.
He explained that the state government followed due process in the reinstatement of Emir Lamido Sanusi.
The government acknowledged the recent amendments to the Kano State Emirates Law and the ongoing legal challenges.
Gwarzo clarified that the state government was not served with any court order regarding the matter.
The deputy governor said his appeal was meant to ensure peaceful resolution to the controversy and maintain the stability of the state.
SOLDIERS NOT INVOLVED – ARMY
The Nigerian Army has dismissed as “false”, the claim by the Kano chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association, that soldiers were involved in enforcing a court order restraining that state government from deposing five Emirs.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, dismissed the allegation in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
According to him, contrary to insinuations by the Kano state chapter of NBA, troops of the Nigerian Army have not been involved in the Kano state emirate tussle and are not involved in enforcing any court order.
Nwachukwu said the military had only taken proactive steps to checkmate any possible breakdown or breach of the security that might be occasioned by the tussle.
He said the issue of paramount concern to the army and other security agencies was the prevention of breakdown of law and order in the state which, he added, the adversarial non-state actors could take advantage of.
“The military will imminently intervene when it becomes apparent that the intensity of the security situation becomes overwhelming for the police.
“All the Army is doing at this stage is to monitor the situation as it unfolds and be on standby in the event of any escalation that could threaten the security of the state and the region in general,” he said.
