We are Working to Reconcile Ganduje, Sanusi – Senator Shekarau
POLITICS DIGEST – The Senator representing Kano Central Senatorial District, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau has said that he is working underground to find solution to the lingering feud between Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and the Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II.
He stated this in an interview with BBC Hausa service in London during the weekend.
Shekarau, who was also the former governor of the state disclosed that as the chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and one of the palace aides in Kano Emirate, he had in different times talked to the two parties on ways to end the perceived misunderstanding in the best interest of the state.
He however declined further comments on what he told them, adding that the discussion need not to be made public.
The Senator who is also the Sardaunan Kano is speaking for the first time since the feud began, noting he knows the value of both the emirate and the government and will therefore keep liaising until the two parties are reconciled.
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He said, “What you need to understand is, I’m a District Head in Kano Emirate and at the same time a chieftain in the APC, so I don’t have to publicise what we discuss.
“Reconciliation is like a disease, you can be infected in a day and end up spending years looking for its cure.
“As a former Governor and Sardaunan Kano for exactly ten years, I know both the crown and the government as I have dual experience.
“Remember, in our eight years governing Kano state, the late emir Ado Bayero said once said in over his over 50 years on the throne, there was never a time he enjoyed good working relationship with the state government than during our time.
“So, we are trying to use that experience to reconcile them, though I can’t make the efforts we are making public, but, we are surely doing something and I am confident the outcome will breed something good for Kano”, Shekarau added.
In May last year, the Kano government created four additional emirates of Rano, Gaya, Bichi and Karaye in the state, an effort that some believed is aimed at undermining the power and influence of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II.
The government however said the new emirates were created to ensure development is not just centralized in the city, but spread across other parts of the states.
