“Kwankwaso is a victim of a desperate and dying government” – Shehu Sani

Civil right activist, Mr. Shehu Sani has described Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso of Kano state as a victim of a desperate and dying government. The President of the Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria alleged that the attacks on the governor over the appointment of the former Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as Emir of Kano is due to Mr. Kwankwaso defection from the PDP to APC and “the revelation of monumental theft of our national treasury by the ex-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and now the Emir of Kano.” Sani, in a statement in Abuja yesterday warned government apologists against returning the nation to the dark days. The Comrade believes the Federal Government “ has consistently targeted them for state persecution and slander. It’s no coincidence that the Federal Government has meddled into the appointment of the Emir of Kano. On this, the Government of President Jonathan stands unambiguously condemned. “ Kwankwaso is a victim of a desperate and dying government. All the ills and vices ascribed to him by the federal government were only splashed at him when he left the ruling PDP. “The orchestrated campaign of calumny and innuendos targeted against Governor Kwankwaso is a mischievous but failed attempt by President Jonathan and his henchmen and hatchet men to rubbish the hard-earned reputation of the Governor.” Sani said. According to The Nation reports: Sani, who asked the government to leave Emir Sanusi alone, said security challenges facing the nation should be addressed than personal issues. He added: “Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi must be allowed to preside over the affairs of his emirate. Emir Sanusi is duly and properly appointed in conformity with the relevant laws, customs and tradition. “The interference by the federal government is nothing but a continuation of the federal mission to morally stain him and physically incapacitate him. The interest, energy and resources invested by the federal government to nail Sanusi could have been of better use if directed at addressing the security challenges bedeviling our country.” According to him, “Apologists of the government need to be reminded that this democracy was fought and won after a prolonged battle with the military, we cannot stand by and watch the nation sliding back to darkness of authoritarianism.” On the recent harassment of the press, Sani described the action as sheer act of foolishness and archaic. He said:”Without the sacrifice of the gallant Nigerian media, democracy could not have been restored and President Jonathan couldn’t have emerged as president. Free press is the guarantor of a free society. Setting the military against the media is tantamount to incinerating our civil liberties.”