Wudil indigenes in Kano State have appealed to the State House of
Assembly and the government to revisit the recent creation of Gaya
Emirate Council under which they have been grouped.
Assembly and the government to revisit the recent creation of Gaya
Emirate Council under which they have been grouped.
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| Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje (Left) |
Alhaji Yawale Muhammad-Idris, spokesman of the indigenes said they
would rather have a Wudil Emirate than be subjugated to Gaya Emirate
Council, one of the four emirates created by law.
would rather have a Wudil Emirate than be subjugated to Gaya Emirate
Council, one of the four emirates created by law.
In the alternative, Muhammad-Idris asked the government to return
them to Kano Emirate Council, where he said the people rightly belonged.
them to Kano Emirate Council, where he said the people rightly belonged.
He made the call after a stakeholders’ meeting on Sunday in Wudil,
headquarters of Wudil Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
headquarters of Wudil Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
According to him, the current arrangement is not backed by
historical antecedents and is of no benefit to the affected communities.
historical antecedents and is of no benefit to the affected communities.
He said the stakeholders’ meeting was attended by various groups
of indigenes of the LGA pointing out that Wudil town has a different
historical background from Gaya.
of indigenes of the LGA pointing out that Wudil town has a different
historical background from Gaya.
“We cannot afford to exist under Gaya Emirate,” he said.
According to Muhammad-Idris, during the Jihad of Shehu Usman
Danfodio, Wudil was one of the five royal hubs that were presented with
flags.
Danfodio, Wudil was one of the five royal hubs that were presented with
flags.
He said that the people of Wudil are not happy with the new arrangement.
“If Wudil LGA will not have a first class emir, we prefer to remain under Kano Emirate.
‘’So for God sake why should government demean us by grouping us
under Gaya instead of merging us with the Kano Emirate with which we
have the same historical relation.
under Gaya instead of merging us with the Kano Emirate with which we
have the same historical relation.
“We reject this arrangement,” he said.
Dr Baba Sani-Wudil, the secretary of the group also said government
did not consult with the people of the area before grouping them under
Gaya Emirate, describing the arrangement as inappropriate.
did not consult with the people of the area before grouping them under
Gaya Emirate, describing the arrangement as inappropriate.
“You can find out, neither our representative at the House of
Assembly nor any elder or member of National Assembly was consulted on
the issue,” he said.
Assembly nor any elder or member of National Assembly was consulted on
the issue,” he said.
He said the group would present its grievances to the state government and the State House of Assembly.
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