Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf on Thursday met with Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser, NSA, amid the emirate crisis in the city.
Governor Yusuf was received by Ribadu in his office in Abuja. The visit is coming days after Aminu Gwarzo, Deputy Governor of Kano State, accused Ribadu of enabling the return of Ado Bayero, the dethroned Emir of Kano, to the palace by providing him with two private jets. An accusation that the NSA denied.
The meeting, which lasted for more than an hour, was prompted by the recent happenings in Kano following the dissolution of five emirates by the Kano State House of Assembly through the repeal of the state emirate law, and the subsequent restoration of Emir Muhammad Sanusi II by the governor.
Governor Yusuf’s Spokesperson, Sanusi Bature, said the two political leaders discussed matters relating to state, and national development and the peaceful coexistence of the nation during the meeting.
“It was a fruitful discussion between myself and the National Security Adviser, his role is critical for the harmonious existence of our nation, so I briefed him on the recent developments in Kano,” the governor was quoted to have said in the statement.
The statement added that the governor’s meeting with the NSA coincided with Emir Sanusi II’s six-day stay at the Kano palace, where a significant majority of district heads and kingmakers already pledged their allegiance and loyalty to the Emir.
