{"id":8101,"date":"2023-11-27T12:50:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T12:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=8101"},"modified":"2023-11-27T12:50:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T12:50:28","slug":"yoruba-community-in-kano-raises-alarm-of-potential-attacks-amidst-political-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2023\/11\/27\/yoruba-community-in-kano-raises-alarm-of-potential-attacks-amidst-political-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoruba Community in Kano Raises Alarm of Potential Attacks Amidst Political Tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The recent concerns raised by the Yoruba community in Kano State have triggered responses. Residents in certain areas of Kano State, belonging to the Yoruba ethnic group, express fears of potential attacks following the recent Appeal Court judgment that ousted Governor Abba Yusuf.<\/p>\n

The court’s unanimous decision, delivered on September 17, invalidated Governor Yusuf’s election, citing his lack of valid candidacy and voiding some of his votes. Allegations include threats against Yoruba individuals, linking them to President Bola Tinubu’s influence, prompting the Yoruba community to appeal for intervention from leaders and concerned citizens nationwide.<\/p>\n

The group, represented by Taofeek Olalekan Olaosebikan, voiced their concerns about the perilous situation endangering their lives in Kano.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cKano is a very volatile state politically, which is why all men and women of goodwill should be concerned about the situation in Kano and rally around a collective initiative to save the state from any calamity which will affect us and our livelihood.
\n\u201cIn this regard, we are using this platform to call on all Yoruba Obas and leaders to wade into the Kano situation without further delay by engaging President Bola Ahmad Tinubu for a possible political settlement of the Kano logjam.<\/p>\n

\u201cKano must not be allowed to erupt into such preventable chaos as it happened in the past.
\n\u201cOf course, many enlightened minds believe very strongly that what we are witnessing in Kano today has a strong relationship with political elite\u2019s interference in the political result and mandate so obviously given to Abba Kabir Yusuf by the citizens of the state\u201d the group stated.
\nSimilarly, a Yoruba trader in Kano, Mr Matthew Adebayo, had on Saturday told newsmen that some indigenes are allegedly \u201cthreatening us that Yoruba people have removed the person they elected and that they will deal with us.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is so bad that wherever you see people gathered, especially supporters of the NNPP, they are talking about how Yoruba people came to change what they fought hard to get.
\n\u201cSome of them don\u2019t even patronize us anymore. When they come to your shop to buy something, immediately they realize that you are a Yoruba person, they move to another shop.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of us are not into politics; we are here to make a living, so it is very wrong for some people to pour their anger on us. We have been living in peace with everyone here\u201d, he said.
\nBut Seyi Oluronsola, Chairman of Yoruba Cultural Group told newsmen on Saturday that the allegations were plots by the NNPP and its supporters to blackmail the president.
\nHe said, \u201cOf course, there are side talks generated by the indigenes, especially from the top hierarchy of the NNPP themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are doing everything possible to counter what the judiciary has done. This is Kano today, and everybody is moving about doing their business.
\n\u201cSome Yorubas are APC, PDP, NNPP and even Labour Party members, just like you see elsewhere. All these things are just political propaganda. They just want to blackmail the president.
\n\u201cI am a former councillor, and as far as I am concerned, I represent the entire Yoruba community here\u201d.
\nHowever, when contacted, the National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, the pan Yoruba socio-political and cultural organisation, Comrade Jare Ajayi, said that \u201cit\u2019s for people who suspect that danger is looming to cry for help.<\/p>\n

\u201cThus, the Yoruba community in Kano, or any other group for that matter, is not doing anything wrong in calling for help when they see danger coming or feel threatened\u201d.
\nHe was, however, quick to caution against anything that could border on encouraging any arm of government, particularly the executive, to interfere with the judicial process.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, it does not augur well to insinuate that the executive arm or the Presidency is directing the courts or electoral tribunals to determine electoral cases in a particular way.
\n\u201cGoing by various electoral cases that have been determined so far, it is clear that all the major political parties have gained and lost at multiple levels.<\/p>\n

\u201cIncidentally, the laws of the land make it possible for those who are dissatisfied with the verdict of a particular court to move to the next level in the form of an appeal. This is the norm in the civilised climes to which Nigeria also belongs.
\n\u201cIn the case of Kano, it is important that security agencies should step in to ensure that all Nigerians in that state are protected \u2013 without regard to their tribe, gender, language or religious faiths.
\n\u201cIncidentally, the aggrieved party, the NNPP, has filed an appeal. It is important to pursue that line of action\u201d.<\/p>\n

He called on the Kano State Governor and security agencies to ensure the safety of residents\u2019 lives and properties.
\n\u201cWe in Afenifere appeal to the government of Kano State and security agencies, particularly the police, to ensure that no harm comes to any resident in that state no matter their tribe.
\n\u201cEvery Nigerian is entitled to protection, especially law-abiding citizens,\u201d he said.
\nAjayi reminded politicians that members of respective tribes live in various parts of the country.
\n\u201cAs such, no harm should be done to those living in a particular area so as not to provoke a reprisal in another part of the country.
\n\u201cIt is important for us to toe the line provided by law to seek redress when we feel aggrieved.
\n\u201cIt is important to seek the path of peace and live harmoniously with one another,\u201d the Afenifere spokesman advised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The recent concerns raised by the Yoruba community in Kano State have triggered responses. Residents in certain areas of Kano State, belonging to the Yoruba ethnic group, express fears of potential attacks following the recent Appeal Court judgment that ousted Governor Abba Yusuf. The court’s unanimous decision, delivered on September 17, invalidated Governor Yusuf’s election, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":8105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8101"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8132,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8101\/revisions\/8132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}