The frosty relationship between Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, and the Emir of Kano, Mohammadu Sanusi, has taken another dimension.
The government is offering him N4.5m for a landed property demolished for an underpass and flyover construction.
Sanusi is, however, said to have refused to collect the money, a development that has unsettled the government.
Shedding light on the matter,
Kano State Bureau for Land Management spokesperson, Murtala Shehu Umar, said there was no case of land seizure as far as the project is concerned.
He said the government did not take “any land belonging to the monarch. Although as the general public is aware that the present administration of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is constructing a gigantic Underpass, first of its kind in the country at Dangi on Zaria road, and due to the nature of design and size of the underpass some structures within the area were affected and needed to be removed from the area.
“Among the structures affected are 2 wall fenced lands belonging to the Emir, one at Ibrahim Dabo Road, and the other at Dr. Borodo Road and another big dilapidated room attached to the walls, these structures were removed with the consent of His Royal Highness as it was not the whole plot that was affected as some Media reported.
“Any person is free to visit the area to assess and see for himself to avoid doubt and report to the general public what he/she has seen instead of carrying news from the people who don’t want peace in the State.
“Based on this development Kano State Bureau for Land Management is appealing to His Royal Highness the Emir of Kano Malan Muhammadu Sanusi II to send his account details for the payment of his compensation, since the Government has released the money to the Bureau to settle all the compensation of the affected structures, and only the Emir is yet to submit his bank details as at this time.”
