By Maikudi Lawan, PhD
Your Excellency, the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on behalf of the nice individuals of Kano State and members of our nice celebration, the All Progressives Congress (APC), significantly from Kano Central Senatorial District I want to specific our profound appreciation for the appointment of Rt—Hon—Yusuf Abdullahi Ata because the Minister of State for Housing and City Improvement.
Sir, the appointment of Ata, a former Speaker of the Kano State Home of Meeting from the Kano Central Senatorial District, has not solely balanced the political equation in our beloved state however has additionally alleviated the issues of the individuals of Kano Central.
Earlier than Ata’s appointment, we, the individuals of Kano Central, weren’t adequately represented within the federal cupboard. The 4 distinguished positions given to our state had been skewed in favour of the Kano North Senatorial District.
The Nationwide Chairman of our nice celebration, the All-Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullah Umar Ganduje, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, the Minister of State for Housing and City Improvement, Abdullahi T. Gwarzo and the Chairman of the Home of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Rt Hon. Abubakar Kabir Abubakar Bichi, are all from the identical Senatorial District – Kano North.
Consequently, when the announcement nominating Hon. Ata—who’s a grassroots politician—for the ministerial position, thunderous ovations resonated all through Kano Central, which contains 15 native authorities areas and is thought to be the vote financial institution of Kano, the Centre of Commerce. This jubilation was not confined to APC members; it unfold throughout numerous sectors, together with merchants, college students, ladies, and clerics, and even included supporters from the ruling celebration within the state, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
In reality, the NNPP senator representing Kano Central, Senator Rufai Hanga, publicly supported Ata’s appointment, calling him a political juggernaut and a devoted grassroots politician.
Sure, he lamented that his seat was threatened as Ata had crammed the vacuum created by Kano Central’s poor illustration in your cupboard.
Challenged by this growth, the NNPP and a few of their brokers inside our celebration try and sow discontent and mislead you thru an open letter written by one Yusuf Gogori.
Since Ata’s appointment, the individuals of Kano Central, who beforehand felt alienated and sidelined, have been reintegrated into the political mainstream. We now have a way of belonging, really feel a part of the system and anticipate reaping the advantages of our exhausting work.
Opposite to the claims, Ata’s appointment has united us inside the celebration and positioned us favourably for the upcoming 2027 elections. All loyal members of our celebration, together with our chief, Nationwide Chairman Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, assist Ata’s appointment, recognising that he has the perfect pursuits of the celebration, our state, and the nation at coronary heart.
Since our celebration was defeated within the final governorship elections, one particular person, the rallying level of the APC in Kano, is the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, CFR. He has persistently supported the nationwide chairman, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, in oiling the political buildings of the APC.
Due to his quite a few interventions, 1000’s of NNPP members, together with their leaders and the state governor’s aides, have dumped the crimson cap for the APC. This offers NNPP and their chief, the celebration’s presidential candidate in 2023, Eng Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, sleepless nights.
Each inside and outdoors the APC, Senator Barau, who performed a number one position in your marketing campaign in Kano and the North, has endeared himself to the individuals because the return of democracy in 1999.
It’s worthy of be aware that Barau stays the one particular person to have received Nationwide Meeting elections in two completely different senatorial districts. In 1999, he represented the Tarauni Federal Constituency of Kano Central, and he has represented Kano North Senatorial District 3 times, from 2015 to the current.
Over the past basic elections, he was the one senatorial candidate from our celebration to be returned elected, a testomony to his reputation amongst his constituents within the 13 native authorities areas of Kano North.
Mr President, thanks for addressing the lopsidedness, thus giving the individuals of Kano Central Senatorial District a way of belonging. With this, the bickering has been laid to relaxation.
Your Excellency, sir, we’re grateful
Dr Maikudi Lawan, writes from Gwale LGA of Kano Central Senatorial District.
