Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has accused actors in the opposition parties of fueling civic unrest and political instability in Kano.
Governor Yusuf pointed accusing fingers while briefing journalists during Wednesday’s State Executive Council Meeting and vowed to deploy drastic measures necessary to nip the resurgence of thuggery in the bud.
The Governor’s reaction follows the recent bloody crisis between some suspected political thugs who unleashed terror on another gang of politicians.
The governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature, quoted the governor as having revealed that an intelligence brief after Tuesday’s security council exposed the atrocities of those sponsoring unrest in Kano.
According to the statement, the Governor posited elements in the opposition who are uncomfortable with the state’s steady development, peace, and stability and are embedded to provoke needless crises.
Gov. Yusuf, however, reassured of the administration’s determination to confront the challenges with equal force, insisting that the government would henceforth not tolerate any attempt by any elements to frustrate the enduring peace and tranquillity in the state.
He added that the government would continue to work with all the security agencies in the state to checkmate the excesses of criminal-minded elements being sponsored to cause problems. He noted further that the government would soon reopen the state reformatory centre at Kiru as part of measures to rehabilitate and control drug abuse in the state.
During the Wednesday council meeting, the Governor also briefed the council on plans to inaugurate the newly constituted 46 Shura Consultative Council, composed of renowned Islamic Scholars, members of academia, and other stakeholders.
The governor also expressed his determination to checkmate unemployment in the coming year by rolling out massive youth empowerment initiatives to ensure that a significant percentage of the youth become self-reliant.
