Don’t play politics with insecurity, Sen. Barau cautions Kano Govt 
By Ali Baba-Inuwa
Sen. Barau Jibrin (Kano-APC), has cautioned Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State, against playing politics with security challenges, urging him to focus on tackling numerous challenges facing the state.
Barau, also the Deputy President of the Senate, stated this in a statement by his media aide, Mr Ismail Mudashir in Kano, while reacting to the Kano State Government’s accusation that his statement was capable of undermining the security of the state.
He stated that Nigeria’s security challenges, including the incursion of part of the state by bandits, needed the collaboration and support of all stakeholders to address.
Barau faulted the state government and challenged it to produce the clip in which he made a statement that tended to aggravate insecurity in the state.
“The attention of the media office of the Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Barau Jibrin, CFR, FCNA, has been drawn to false, reckless and malicious claims by the Kano State Government through the State Commissioner of Information, Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya that His Excellency, the Deputy President of the Senate, made a statement capable of undermining the security efforts in the state.
“It is unfortunate that the state government has relegated governance to this low by concocting and fabricating lies to tarnish the growing reputation of the Deputy President of the Senate.
“There was no time when Senator Barau uttered any statement capable of undermining security efforts; instead, he has been at the forefront, collaborating with all stakeholders to address the insecurity challenges in parts of Kano and other areas in the country.
“We challenge them to produce the clip in which the Deputy President of the Senate made any statement that could undermine security efforts,” he said.
Barau, also the First Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, urged Gov. Abba Yusuf to wake up from slumber and take charge of the affairs of the state to return Kano to the path of prosperity.
” Until governance was relegated to the background, our beloved state, Kano, used to be a very close second to Lagos in terms of prosperity, but unfortunately, misgovernance has eroded this.
“We have everything necessary to restore the glorious days of our state, but the governor is not taking steps in that direction,” he said.
The senator stated that he donated operational vehicles to all police formations in his senatorial district and other parts of the state toward enhancement of security as well as offered motorcycles to all policemen serving in Kano North.
“The Deputy President of the Senate has also facilitated the establishment of the training college of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Gwarzo, the Nigeria Police Service Commission training institute in Kabo, and the Nigeria Immigration Service training school in Bichi, which are all being constructed.
“He has also installed solar-powered streetlights throughout his senatorial district and other parts of the state to facilitate effective nighttime patrols.
“Senator Barau has made significant contributions to the enhancement of security in Kano State. The state government should emulate him and not cast aspersions on his personality,” he added.
The State Government had after its 34th Executive Council Meeting, presided over by the governor, accused the senator of making statements capable of undermining the ongoing security efforts in the state.
