Shortly after President Goodluck Jonathan left Kano
after a party rally, the governor of the state, Rabiu Kwankwaso, led his state
officials to sweep off the president’s footprints in what appears a strong
political message that the president and his party, the Peoples Democratic
Party, are not wanted in the North’s most populous state.
Mr. Kwankwaso
posted the picture of his team’s action on Facebook.
The governor and
his team jeered at the president as they swept the venue used for the PDP rally
with brooms.
The broom is the
main symbol of of Mr. Kwankwaso’s party and Nigeria’s largest opposition party,
the All Progressives Congress.
The Kano state
government belongs to the opposition APC, but his actions are seen as a
cultural and political message meant to emphasise his disdain for the president
and his party.
In Hausa
culture, wherever a broom is used to sweep off the departure of a guest, it is
the highest expression of disdain for the visitor, Kabiru Mohammed, an Hausa
expert said.
Political analysts
say the governor’s action further underlines the rivalry between the ruling
People’s Democratic Party and APC.
The symbolic
sweeping is also seen as a comical reaction to the president’s scathing remarks
during the visit where he accused the governor of “maladministration.”
Mr. Jonathan said the Kano government under Mr.
Kwankwaso has received over N255 billion as local government funds since 2011.
He asked the 44
council chairmen in Kano to challenge the governor on what he has done with the
funds.
Messrs. Jonathan
and Kwankwaso were political allies.
But recently,
Mr. Kwankwaso, who is now in the opposition APC, strongly expressed regrets for
supporting and voting the president during the last election.
While Mr.
Jonathan was still in Kano during the visit, Mr. Kwankwaso tweeted that
President could as well use his visit to explain the missing $20 billion leaked
by the now suspended Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.
The president’s
office is yet to react to Mr. Kwankwaso’s mockery of Mr. Jonathan.
It is ur president that sud b assamed of himself for this Kano show of shame called rally. Persistent bimbing here n there, abduction n kidnapping, hence ur president was jus buzy travelling n dancing shamelessly around all in d name of rally. His dayz are surely numbered in dis maladministrstion.
ReplyDeleteIn case you don't , the bombing and the kidnaping was done by ur bo-Koran haram to deter him from the already planned visits , but God is on his side . Wicked people
Deleteo mata who planned the bombing GEJ shuld've mourned that lost for @least a day, wht he jst did is a prove that he doesn't care about the pple of this country wht he cares about is his sit as the president so to hell wit whteva is happening in the country
ReplyDeleteThe people's governor, God bless you . Jonathan is finished forever.
ReplyDeleteSurely d shameless president jonathan is finished 4eva. Mr jona continue to dey galivant about, u beta tell olisa metuh to stop accusing apc, it olisa metuh dey craze sef. Pdp pls stop politicizin boko haram bombing. Nigeria is on fire.
DeleteIts a shameful act, Mr President shld bury his head in shame, his statement is alwys d perpetrator will be brought to book. Why cant he postpone d rally to show us he's concerned abt ds country & d entire pple his governing. His afta his political ambition.
ReplyDeleteDat man is a big fool ,sweep dem
ReplyDeleteJona if given 10 years more, he cannot solve his village problems not to talk of d Nigerian state, have said it b4, d man is either clueless or a devil, if d Igbos blindly support dis man then again they will lose out cos this man is going, he's nt d first to be caught with 'siddon tight' syndrome of Aso rock
ReplyDeleteThe most useless president in d history of Nigeria.pple are dying nd d next thin 4 Him is 2 go kano 4 campain, dis is bad
ReplyDeleteOld fools, KWANKWASO and the 44 THIEVES. Boko haram killers and sponsors. Account for the money given to kano state and stop your baba sala drama .
ReplyDeleteWell politics in 2015 is fetting to do or die affair, I only hope that God will save us bcus the both of them ie Jonathan and Kwakwanso are both competent leaders. But APC will prevail in Kano bcus they have bunari and Atiku.
ReplyDeleteJona pls also tell us where our 20bn USD is?
ReplyDeleteHahahahaha! E go really shele for 2015.
ReplyDeleteI aint got time for this! Nigeria and all its leaders are corrupt; from top to bottom.
ReplyDeleteA revolution would solve all of this mess. Old corrupt leaders that dont want to pave the way for young, vibrant, energetic leaders of tomorrow. Msssheewwww!
we are kano and G E J dis just d beginning don't mess with my gov
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