Governor of Kano state,Abba Kabir Yusuf has sacked the Commissioner of Land and Physical planning,Adamu Kibiya for threatening judges of the State Election Petition Tribunal .
Kibiya, was said to have asked the judges in a video to choose between their lives and their work while delivering judgement.
He was also quoted as saying during a recent protest organised by his party that any attempt by the judges to give the victory of the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP away will not be accepted and that any judge who tried to do so would regret it.
But addressing journalists at Government House, Kano, on Friday, the State Commissioner of Information, Baba Halilu Dantiye, said the governor had directed the immediate sack of Kibiya.
Dantiye said that the governor had also approved the sack of his Special Adviser on Youth and Sports, Aliyu Yusuf Imam, popularly known as ‘Ogan Boye’ over“unguarded and disrespectful statements against Vice-President Kashim Shettima.
The commissioner said the statements made by the sacked officials do not represent the position of the State Government.
“While condemning the unfortunate threat to the Judges and the disrespect shown to the VP, we wish to make it categorically clear that the views expressed do not represent the official position of the State Government under the leadership of His Excellency Alh Abba Kabir Yusuf.”
“It is important to emphasise that neither of the two officials have any clearance to speak on behalf of government and none of them serves as official spokesperson of the government.
“Kano State Government under HE Abba Kabir Yusuf holds the judiciary in very high esteem and expresses tremendous amount of respect to justices and all judicial officers. Beside the good understanding between the government and people of Kano State and Vice President Kashim Shettima, the Kano State Governor HE Alh. Abba Kabir Yusuf deeply respects the person and office of the Vice President His Excellency Alh. Kashim Shettima GCON and will not condone any lota of disrespect on the Vice President or any other Nigerian leader.
“Henceforth, Unguarded and inflammatory statements will not be condoned. The Ministry of Information is directed to ensure that all media outlets in the state especially radio stations are complying with the extant guidelines provided by regulatory agencies.”
“While expressing our faith in the judicial process, believing very strongly that justice will prevail at all the levels of judicial processes, the Kano State Government wishes to call on all residents in the state to remain law-abiding and continue to go about their normal businesses without any hindrances”, Datinye added
