My column with above title published on June 7, 2023 elicited a number of reactions. Here are some of them.
It is an act of political immaturity and regrettable.
Muazu Ibrahim
An overbearing governor
Yakubu Aruwa
We don’t like the truth, so we often misinterpret it in Nigeria. Using public properties for compensation of allies is a crime against the public. It should be recovered
David Adejo
He should turn the hotel building to school instead of demolition, if not bad intentions and a planned act of vendetta
Hamisu Abdullahi
There is really no sense in the demolition of the already completed structure which was built with public funds. Even if the erstwhile governor had appropriated it to himself or crony it would have been better to take it back and put it into public use.
Ginger
The new governor needed to follow the due process of serving the requisite notices on the ‘’owners’’ and not embarked on nocturnal and clandestine destruction of such properties.
MystaMan
Today is for you and tomorrow is for someone else.
Haruna Gabo
I am not against recovering of government’s property. What I’m against is the destruction of valuable properties instead of putting them into a proper use.
Mancele
Kwankwaso cannot be seen as ‘’the emerging strongman of Northern Nigeria politics’’, as you stated, not with just one state in the North. And the new governor is laying a bad foundation for destruction and counter destructions because he is only going to be there for four years, at most eight years
Black Man
Abba is just dancing to the tune of Kwankwaso because of his loyalty to him. Kwankwaso is observing his third term in disguise.
Anonymous
Ganduje should be blamed for all that is wrought happening in Kano state. Kwanwasao broke the record of using his deputy to succeed him, only for Ganduje to bite the finger that brought him to power,
Anonymous
It is important for our politicians to always remember that power is transient and there should be a time limit within the life of an administration beyond which they are not permitted to make new appointments, employments or sign contracts on behalf of the government
Obekezie Frank
An agreement was signed with developers that is binding on Kano state government whether he likes it or not and he will pay compensation to the company adequately. That is a waste of scarce resources of the state.
Wondergate
It is not vengeance; it is recovering public properties illegally sold to wife, biological son and daughters, political party members and friends. The five-star hotel was built over the functional institute for Hospitality and Tourism belonging to the University of Science and Technology, Wudil. The masses of Kano state need more schools not luxury hotels.
Basiru Yakasai
Madam, your write up on Kano was very good and well researched. Please note that Kwankwaso was not the first governor to have handed over to his deputy after his tenure ended. Former Zamfara governor, Sani Yerima handed over to his then deputy, Shinkafa in 2003
Mustapha Shehu
I just finished reading your article on Abba. I have a reservation you are not being optimistic 08107921993
Re: I feel sorry for President
Tinubu Published May 31, 2023
Dear Madam.
You gave a succinct overview of our current situation. In the event of any transition, my fellow compatriots make it a habit of disparaging the departing government and glorifying the in-coming one. Nigerians love to fill themselves with high hopes and unrealistic expectations.
We have consistently refused to outgrow this ritualistic infantilism. The energetic, exuberant middle aged governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu of yesteryears is not the frail, aged president Bola Ahmed Tinubu of today, and Lagos of yesterday is not the Nigeria of today.
This is not to sound pessimistic, but coming to terms with the reality.
May the Almighty God assist him in rekindling the hopes of disheartening Nigerians.
Adamu Musa
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