The spokesman to Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state Salihu Yakasai ,has described expressed anger over a cartoon depicting the state as a cage, saying it is an insult.
The cartoon depicted a Ganduje-like character in a steel cage named Kano, pointing at a Sanusi-like character saying “You can stay there”.
Yakasi, who in his reaction described the cartoon as a mockery and insult to the people of Kano, said the state is not cage.
He added that the depiction is belittling of Kano, a state with “a thousand year old history” which has “produced great leaders and scholars”.
“I see this as a mockery & insult to the entire ppl of Kano. Kano is NOT a cage, its a state with a thousand year old history, that has engaged in trade & commerce with the entire world for centuries, that has produced great leaders & scholars, Kano will continue to be GREAT ISA,” Yakasi wrote on Twitter.
I see this as a mockery & insult to the entire ppl of Kano. Kano is NOT a cage, its a state with a thousand year old history, that has engaged in trade & commerce with the entire world for centuries, that has produced great leaders & scholars, Kano will continue to be GREAT ISA https://t.co/LjNBYUlWAa
— Peacock (@dawisu) March 14, 2020
The Kano executive council led by Ganduje had on Monday dethroned Sanusi and banished him to Nasarawa state where he was placed under heavy security and restriction.
An Abuja federal high court, however, ruled on Friday that the former monarch should be freed.
He subsequently left Awe, the town he was deposed to, in the company of Nasir el-Rufai, Kaduna state governor.
After his dethronement, there were reports that Sanusi would not be allowed into Kano for at least three months.
But fielding questions from journalists in Awe, el-Rufai said that Sanusi can go anywhere, including Kano.
“The high court ruled that he can go anywhere, including Kano, but I think he wants to go to Lagos to reunite with his family,” el-Rufai said.
.Source: TheCable
