By Editor
To understand Hon. Muhammad Sanusi Kiru’s sudden and aggressive defense of “veteran merit,” one must look past the flowery prose and the appeals to “administrative decorum.” We must look at the man himself. In his latest attempt to lecture the current Commissioner for Information, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, Kiru has revealed less about “protocol” and far more about his own political desperation.
This is not the voice of a disinterested statesman. This is the script of a political nomad a survivalist who smells a shift in the wind and is frantically trying to anchor himself to the “Old Guard” for protection.
The Auditor of Relevance
Why is Hon. Kiru a man whose own political trajectory is a case study in “realignment” suddenly the self-appointed Enforcer of APC Loyalty? The answer is simple: Kiru is auditioning.
By positioning himself as the champion of “veterans” like Muhammad Garba, he is sending a signal to the power brokers of the previous era: “I am still one of you. I will fight your battles. Do not leave me behind in the reconstitution.” His attack on Waiya is not a defense of the Governor; it is a job application to the ghosts of the past. He is trying to trade the dignity of the current administration for a seat at the table of the “seasoned associates.”
The Hypocrisy of “Insubordination”
Kiru has the audacity to label the grievances of the current administration’s loyalists as “insubordination.” This is rich coming from a man who is publicly dictating how a sitting Commissioner should manage his public image.
Who gave Hon. Kiru the mandate to tell Ibrahim Waiya to “publicly distance himself” from his supporters? By what authority does a former Commissioner command a current one? Kiru is practicing the very insubordination he decries undermining the autonomy of a sitting member of the State Executive Council to satisfy a personal and political agenda. He wants a “New Kano” that looks exactly like the “Old Kano,” with himself as the gatekeeper.
The Threat of “Reconstitution”
The most telling part of Kiru’s “perspective” is his blatant threat that government positions will be “increasingly open to reconstitution.” This is the language of a political predator. He is essentially telling the foot soldiers who built this administration to pack their bags because the “professionals” (read: his friends) are coming to take over.
Kiru isn’t interested in the Governor’s vision; he is interested in a Hostile Takeover. He sees the APC merger not as a way to strengthen the state, but as a mechanism to purge the “New Kano” loyalists and reinstall the same faces that the people of Kano rejected. To Kiru, “merit” is just a code word for “my social circle.”
Conclusion: The Nomad’s Last Stand
Hon. Muhammad Sanusi Kiru’s “Perspective” is a funeral oration for a political era that refuses to stay buried. He clings to the “veteran” myth because, in a world where actual performance and current loyalty matter, his currency is rapidly devaluing.
The people of Kano and the supporters of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf see through this smoke screen. We know that Ibrahim Waiya represents the pulse of the mandate, while Kiru represents the echo of the past. If Kiru wants to serve the “veterans,” he is free to do so in a private capacity. But he must not be allowed to use the Governor’s name to bully the very people who are currently doing the work he only remembers how to talk about.
Kiru’s script is old. The actors are tired. And the audience the people of Kano have already walked out of the theater.
Written By: Mohammed B. Abubakar