10 Feb 2012 By Usman Aminu Sani
One was almost choked with
laughter when the governor of Kano State, Engr.
RabiuMusa Kwankwaso was quoted in the Tribune
Newspaper of 3rd November 2011 and the
Aminiya Newspaper of 11th November 2011
that he would not probe his predecessor, Malam Ibrahim
Shekarau because only God would judge him better and
therefore, he handed over Shekarau to God.
Indeed, governor Kwankwaso
spoke like a born again man who has suddenly realized
the power and importance of the Almighty God in one's
life. Having tried every avenue to embarrass and
destroy his predecessor unsuccessfully, it seems
governor Kwankwaso has no choice more than to pretend
to be holier than thou and would now like to act more
of God in order to have his cake and would still want
to have it.
The governor made the
pronouncement immediately after the unpopular tribunal
verdict that upheld his election in April 2011 as the
governor of Kano State. It is however still very fresh
in our mind how governor Kwankwaso had tried to paint
his predecessor, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau black through
media hypes and campaigns of calumny, using all sorts
of fictitious claims and political vengeance,
forgetting that the same God he now wants to hand over
Shekarau to exists.
It would be recalled that
immediately Kwankwaso was declared the winner of the
2011 governorship election in Kano State, he became
highly elated, making all sorts of vengeful statements
as if God does not exist in his dictionary. He openly
lied and called his predecessor, Shekarau all kind of
names. After the governor was sworn in on 29th
May 2011, he swung into full fledge vendetta,
annulling and condemning some of the popular
developmental projects of the Shekarau administration.
He converted the popular ICT Park to nothing, revoking
land allocations with impunity and replaced the
popular Societal Re-orientation Programme with
something else that has no meaning to the people. In
fact, there are some other marvelous developmental
projects of Shekarau administration that the present
governor deliberately changed against the wish of the
people just to despise and spite Shekarau. This is for
the simple fact that a man he demoted from Permanent
Secretary to classroom teacher later became his boss
for eight uninterrupted good years.
It is however on record
that there was nothing governor Kwankwaso has not done
in the last almost six months he assumed office to
tarnish the good image of Shekarau administration
without success. It is therefore funny and strange the
governor who perfected these ungodly acts against his
predecessor could now turn around to tell us that he
has handed over Shekarau to God for judgment and
expect people to clap for him. Not at all!!!
If governor Kwankwaso
wanted his people to believe in him that he is working
on the path of God, he would not have attempted to
carry out those documented vengeance against his
perceived foe, Shekarau knowing full well that it is
only God that pays back whatever one has done. Indeed,
governor Kwankwaso would not have introduced
wujuwuju (snake bite system of administration) to
create unnecessary hardship for the good people of
Kano just to avenge for their failure to elect him for
his second term in 2003 as against his second time in
2011.
Consequently, Shekarau
administration probed that of Kwankwaso in 2003, not
out of malice but in good faith, based on fact and out
of the genuine commitment to move the state forward,
which actually it is what happened. It is the strong
belief of the people that Shekarau made good and
judicious use of his eight years administration by
providing enabling environment for the people of Kano
State. Therefore, he is not in any way afraid of any
type of probe, political or otherwise by either
Kwankwaso government or any other agents that are
interested in rubbishing the good governance of
Shekarau while in office. After all, it is not easy
for the type of society we live to tolerate good
leadership as that of Shekarau. This is why things are
still happening the way they are today.
So, there is nothing left
for governor Kwankwaso to warrant him handing over
Shekarau to God as he has already exhausted his bakin
ciki (deep seated jealousy otherwise called "black
stomach") against Shekarau and his vibrant
administration. It is now left for God to judge not
only Shekarau and Kwankwaso but every one in this damn
society, reminding ourselves of the fact that Allah
loves: "those who do good deeds" (Q2:195), "those who
ask Him for forgiveness" (Q2:222), "those who are God
fearing" (Q3:76), "those who are firm and steadfast"
(Q3:146), "those who trust Him" (Q3:159), "those who
act justly" (Q5:42) and "those who strive for His
Cause" (Q61:4). May Allah count us amongst them, Amin.
Usman Aminu Sani is of
Gyadi – Gyadi, Zaria Road, Kano.
usmanaminusani@yahoo.com
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