Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has said that the
new additional four Emirate Councils have come to stay.
The governor said the new Emirates were created without any
ulterior motive to hurt anybody or group of individuals.
He said this when he paid a condolence visit to Rano Emir’s
Palace over the death of the wife of Justice Wada Rano, Hajiya
Khadija Wada Rano, after visiting the family house of the deceased
all in Rano local government.
According to him, as a son of a Village Head (Dagaci) how can I
do something that would jeopardise the corporate existence of our
long-standing heritage?.
“If you count my ancestors, not less than ten of them were
village heads up to my biological father. So I really don’t
understand when people say my government is up for harming this
noble institution.”
“when he was signing the Law establishing the four additional
Emirate Councils of Rano, Bichi, Karaye, and Gaya, I made it
categorically clear that the aim for the new Councils was primarily
to push development closer to the people at the grassroots.
After my second term inauguration, We will come up with a new
and modern strategy for the development of our state. Such strategy
would incorporate, at a more closer approach, with our Emirate
Councils. That was why we realised the need for having these
Emirate Councils.”
“We needed to give a booster to the existing traditional
institution and also a means of waking up the sleeping traditional
institution”.
“Rano Emirate Council was also part of the places where Shehu
Dan Fodio recognised. The Rano Emirate Council was part of the
original Dan Fodio Caliphate,” he added.
Governor Ganduje reveals further that, after his inauguration
for the second tenure, his administration would work hand in hand
with Rano Emirate Council to organise Security Summit for the area
covering Falgore forest up to border towns around Saminaka in
Kaduna state.
“Security situation must be improved. We will, therefore, work
in tandem with our respected and respectful Emirates to bring forth
a more secure environment. Our traditional institutions being
closer to the people should know all movements of people
surrounding them, particularly strangers,” he instructed.