The crisis appears to be between Governor Aba Yusuf of Kano State and his political godfather, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, with the former allegedly refusing to fire two senior government officials on the latter’s instructions. are.
NAN gathered in Kano on Tuesday and announced that the affected officials were the Commissioner for Information, Baba Dantier, and the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Abdullahi Bichi.
Sources said Kwankwaso was displeased with Biti’s refusal to follow his instructions in carrying out some of his official duties.
The national leadership of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) also recommended that Dantier be replaced by a social media influencer who he believed would be more capable in managing the department and image of the state government. It turned out to be what I wanted.
A source close to the governor said Mr Yusuf wanted to discuss the issue one-on-one with Kwankwaso rather than act on his “orders”.
NAN further gathered that a group known as “Abba Tsaya da Cafalca” (meaning “Abba, wake up and assert yourself”) has emerged in support of Yusuf.
Sources close to the group say it became important for Yusuf to stop acting like an errand boy.
The group believes Kwankwaso personally selected most of the government’s political officials, including committee members, the source said.
NAN’s investigation also revealed that members of parliament who joined the NNPP platform recently met with Yusuf and urged him to assert independence.
Similarly, the Kano State NNPP Chairman, Alhaji Hamisu Dumugrawa, announced the suspension of the SSG and the party’s Secretary for Transport, Alhaji Muhammad Dogon.
He said two key executives were suspended on suspicion of anti-party activities.
When contacted, Mr Kwankwaso said he was in sync with the actions of the party chairman, adding that as a loyal party member he had no intention of going against the party leadership.
“The party chairman has already mentioned it, so I won’t say anything more,” he said.
