Kano Deputy Governorship:Concerned Elders Make Case For Kabiru Alhassan Rurum
Abdullahi Yusuf
Kano South Concerned Elders Forum have appealed to Governor Abba Kabiru Yusuf to appoint Hon. Kabiru Alhassan Rurum as the next Deputy Governor of the state.
According to the concerned elders, Rurum’s appointment will support the Abba Kabir Yusuf administration and correct the years of political lopsidedness in the leadership of the state.
Their appeal is sequel to the nomination of Rurum, alongside Engineer Rabiu Sulieman Bichi and Hon Murtala Sule Garo by the legacy group of the state’s All Progressives Congress (APC) for the governor’s final selection for the vacant post.
In a statement signed on Wednesday by the Chairman of the Forum, Senator Masaud El- Jibril Doguwa, the Elders affirmed that the nomination of Rurum, a former Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly and a current member of the Nigeria’s House Representatives, represented a turning point in the political history of Kano South.
“For the first time in over 30 years, someone from the zone has come close to being nominated as the state Deputy Governor. All past efforts by other capable politicians from the zone to secure the post of the state governor have failed to materialize,” they recalled.
The elders, whom included Musa Salihu, Alhassan Kibya, Rabiu Bala and Yau Beza and several others , lamented that the zone, which has 16 Local Government Areas and is one of the largest Senatorial zones in Nigeria, has yearned for decades for an equitable representation at the highest levels of leadership in the state.
While appreciating the Governor for his strength of character, fairness, justice and sense of inclusiveness, they stressed that the choice of Rurum for the position would go a long way in strengthening the administration.
“He is a grassroot politician, a team worker, and approachable with extensive network all over the state and beyond. He shares the same values with the Governor on the delivery of democratic dividends to his constituency,” they added.