The management of the Northern Youth Meeting (Majalisar Matasan Arewa), has written an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, urging him to be cautious of some individuals in his authorities planning trigger anarchy in Kano State.
The letter was additionally copied to United Nations Workplace in Abuja, European Union Embassy, ECOWAS, US Embassy, Abuja, British Excessive Fee, Abuja, US Congress, US and the European Union.
The letter signed by the group’s President, Dr Ali Idris, and Secretary-Basic, Dr Garba Abdulhafiz, dated Could 25, 2024, the youths stated the change within the state’s emirate regulation was a product of the regulation by the State Home of Meeting, stating that any try to subvert such regulation by powers-that-be in Abuja will solely lead to inflicting chaos.
“The management of the Northern Youth Meeting (Majalisar Matasan Arewa), on behalf of its chapters within the Nineteen Northern States and Abuja, has, in the mean time discovered it compelling to attract your consideration, as a democratically elected president, within the nation, by means of a constitutionally prescribed course of, with outlined powers and privileges, relating to the current growth on Kano Emirate.
“It’s a frequent information that Nigeria as a rustic that practices federalism has a structure which prescribes the powers for the central Authorities in addition to the sub nationwide authorities which equally represents the lawfully acknowledged federating items.
“Sir, as a part of the powers offered by the Nigerian structure of exercising legislative authority by the State Assemblies on the sub nationwide degree, is to make legal guidelines for the betterment and welfare of their State in addition to their residents.
“The method to train this constitutional proper could embody: making new legal guidelines, amending the present legal guidelines and repealing the present legal guidelines. The Kano State Home of Meeting, in 2019 exercised such powers by amending the Kano State Emirate Councils Legal guidelines, and created 4 further emirates, and the regulation was subsequently assented by the then Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The present Kano State Home of Meeting, equally exercised such legislative powers by repealing the identical regulation and dissolved the newly created 4 further emirates within the State, and the Govt Governor of Kano State, Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf, equally assented to the brand new repealed regulation,” the youth stated, including that every of the 2 Assemblies carried out their constitutional and legislative capabilities, as they deemed it match and so ought to stand.
The youths alleged that there was an unprecedented efforts and evil plan allegedly designed by some officers of Tinubu Authorities, linking the event to the Nationwide Safety Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to violently and forcefully impose the deposed Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, on the individuals of Kano, utilizing the Federal Authorities safety equipment, below the pretext of complying with a courtroom order granted by one Federal Excessive Court docket Decide at a time when he was distant in United States for a vacation.
“That is nothing however a broad daylight encroachment on the constitutional democratic practices, undermining the authorities of the sub-national and federating items, and a transparent interference within the train of their constitutional powers.
“This ugly growth isn’t solely a humiliation to your Authorities, and your character as somebody who has all the time portrayed himself as a democrat.
“Our concern is, your Authorities and its appointees, could also be seen as individuals who don’t have respect for democratic governance, practices and constitutional authority.
“We want to draw your consideration at this juncture that, Kano has been peaceable, and any try to disrupt the peace within the State, by heeding to the curiosity of some few egocentric and grasping individuals in opposition to the needs of over 20 million individuals of Kano, could result in chaos and anarchy, and is more likely to painting your Authorities within the dangerous gentle, as one authorities that works to sabotage democratic authorities, by usurping the constitutional rights, authorities and powers of the sub nationwide democratic buildings, and should as effectively invite enmity in opposition to your nascent Authorities by the individuals of Kano, in addition to your entire individuals of Northern Nigeria, as something that touches Kano, touches your entire Northern Nigeria,” the youths added.