Judgement
By Ahmed Abdulkadir
Kano, About 200 chief Imams of friday mosques in Kano offered special prayers for victory of Governor Abba Yusuf at the Supreme Court.
The Imams are from Tijjanniya Qadiriya, Shiites and the Izala sects, believing that regardless of their sects differences they are seeking divine intervention for Governor Yusuf victory at the Supreme Court and for peace,progress and political stability in the country.
Shiekh Nasiru Jibrin after the prayers, insisted that, “Governor Abba Yusuf should be allowed to continue the good works he has started since he was sworn in on May 29 2023”.
” The Kano citizens have exercised their democratic rights, and their voices must be heard and honoured.
Attempts to undermine the sanctity of these elections not only jeopardize the democratic principles that Nigeria upholds but also erode public trust in the electoral process.
” We call upon all stakeholders, including the electoral authorities and the judiciary, to ensure a thorough and unbiased judgement.
” It is crucial that the legal processes be transparent, just, and free from any undue influence to preserve the democratic foundation on which our nation stands.
” Upholding the popular mandate is paramount for the sustained growth and development of our democratic values in Nigeria”,he said.
Sheik Jibril , maintained that injustice should not be meted, “against the popular mandate, a mandate they said was clearly given to Governor Yusuf by over one million votes through proper electoral processes.
The Islamic leaders further called on the stakeholders, “not to subvert the will of the people of Kano state who came out massively to vote for candidates of their choice through free,fair and credible election.
According to him “doing so may cause unnecessary anger among the general populace of the state who have shown so much love for the Governor Yusuf.
Any attempt to temper with the mandate given to Governor Yusuf may generate political crises in the state.
Jibrin, insisted that, “Governor Abba Yusuf should be allowed to continue the good works he has started since he was sworn in on May 29.
” We have all our children in the state and we will not want any thing that will generate violence.
“Changing the will of the people who came out to vote massively for the governor could result to anarchy in the state.
” The judiciary must not allow itself to be used to put Kano on a bad spotlight.
In his remarks, Sheikh Sani Maharazu called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to, “be fair and act honestly ahead of the state Supreme Court judgement.”
He commended the role of Governor Yusuf in addressing insecurity and making amnesty achievable for repentant thugs in the state.
“The Governor Yusuf has really worked together with the police to safeguard the state making it free from phone snatchers and other crimes.
We appreciate the kind gesture of the Governor in paying tuition fees for some students of Bayero University Kano,” he said.
