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- Kwankwaso alleges a plot by the Federal Government to impose a state of emergency in Kano
- He accuses the government of endangering security in the state
- The Presidency denies the allegations, calling them rumours
- Onanuga stresses the constitutional role of the National Assembly in declaring a state of emergency
By John Ogunsemore
The Presidency has dismissed insinuations that the federal government is planning to declare a state of emergency in Kano State as “mere rumour”.
Former Kano Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso had accused FG of compromising the state’s security by its refusal to take away heavy operatives guarding the deposed Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero.
Kwankwaso, the National Leader of the ruling New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) in the state, spoke during the flag-off ceremony of a road construction project in his hometown, Madobi.
He said, “We will not fold our arms and watch enemies of the state destroy the peaceful co-existence of our dear state, as we shall do everything possible to support the governor to succeed. I am happy that he is not distracted and is focused on achieving his goals.
“There are people from Kano, enemies of the state, who also suffer mental illness and are the ones advising the Federal Government on how to take over Kano through a State of Emergency. This is the madness of the highest order that the good, peace-loving and committed people of Kano will resist.”
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Reacting, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga said there is no truth to the ex-governor’s allegation.
“There is no truth in it. It is a mere rumour. The Federal Government cannot declare any state of emergency in any state without the involvement of the National Assembly. There is no such plan. It is a mere rumour.
“The National Assembly is in recess. No president can just wake up and declare a state of emergency in any state,” Onanuga told The Nation.
