- As Asiwaju visits monarch ahead of colloquium in Kano on Monday
The Emir of Kano Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero has commended the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for being a unifying factor for Nigeria.
The emir spoke on Sunday when Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje took the former Lahos State governor to his palace on a courtesy visit ahead of the Tinubu Colloquium holding Monday in Kano.
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“We are commending you for attending the Arewa House, Kaduna, Lecture. This shows how patriotic you are. In the last five years I attended similar Colloquim in Lagos. We saw how you (Tinubu) went round places, which shows how you become a unifying factor,” the emir said.
Earlier, Ganduje informed the emir that Tinubu was in Kano for “a special visit to the Emirate, for national cohesion, sight seeing to see our modest development in the state and to attend his Colloquim.
“In each of his birthday’s year, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu organises Colloquim, where national issues are taken for deliberations among Nigerians. This shows how concerned he is with the development of this country,” he said.
He added that they were at the palace because they found it necessary for Asiwaju to pay homage to the “…custodian of culture and religion of the people of Kano state.”
Tinubu, while speaking, said “We are happy that the culture, value and good character of our late father, Emir Ado Bayero, are still visible for us, his children to see.
“We are here to pay courtesy visit to our brother. We are praying for God guidance and good health for the life of this palace. It is clear to all, that without peace and stability there will be no progress and development,” he said.
He added, “Kano and Lagos states are promoting peace and stability together. This is a good development. God bless you, give you peaceful reign and God Bless Kano state.”
