Kano Emirates: Wudil Indigenes Under Gaya Disagree With Ganduje’s Grouping

Wudil indigenes in Kano State have joined the reaction against the recently created four emirates in Kano state, appealing to the State House of Assembly and Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to revisit the Gaya Emirate under which they have been grouped.

News Agency of Nigeria reports that Alhaji Yawale Muhammad-Idris, spokesman of the indigenes made the call shortly after a stakeholders’ meeting on Sunday in Wudil, headquarters of Wudil Local Government Area (LGA) of the stated four emirates.

Naija News reports that reactions have continued to trail the recent creation of the Rano, Karaye, Bichi and Gaya emirates by the Kano State government.

Muhammad-Idris in his appeal to the State Government asked the government to return them to the old Kano Emirate where they rightly belong, explaining that the current arrangement is not backed by historical antecedents and is of no benefit to the affected communities.

He said the stakeholders’ meeting was attended by various groups of indigenes of the LGA, pointing out that Wudil town has a different historical background from Gaya.

“We cannot afford to exist under Gaya Emirate,” he said.

According to Muhammad-Idris, during the Jihad of Shehu Usman Danfodio, Wudil was one of the five royal hubs that were presented with flags.

He said that the people of Wudil are not happy with the new arrangement.

“If Wudil LGA will not have a first class emir, we prefer to remain under Kano Emirate.

‘’So for God sake why should government demean us by grouping us under Gaya instead of merging us with the Kano Emirate with which we have the same historical relation.

“We reject this arrangement,” he said.

Dr Baba Sani-Wudil, the secretary of the group also said the government did not consult with the people of the area before grouping them under Gaya Emirate, describing the arrangement as inappropriate.

“You can find out, neither our representative at the House of Assembly nor any elder or member of National Assembly was consulted on the issue,” he said.