…Laments Intimidation Against Wife Of DG DSS
From Maduabuchi Nmeribeh, Kano
Son of former Governor of Kano State and Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Honourable Farouk Sabo Bakin Zuwo, has condemned in strongest terms, the activities of political thugs loyal to the presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso and the party’s gubernitorial candidate for Kano, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, who allegedly caused pandemonium, leading to the embarrassment of wife of the Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Hajiya Aisha Bichi at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) on Sunday.
The APC chieftain lamented what he described as a calculated attempt to intimidate Hajiya Aisha by the thugs, and called on security agencies to take necessary action.
He also opined that the NNPP Presidential and guber candidates should be barred from moving thugs and violent supporters into the Kano airport.
Farouk in a Statement he personally signed and made available to Journalists in Kano on Monday, noted that, the airport is of security concern, pointing out that any slight derail can result to security breach that can dent the good image of the state and the nation at large, before the international communities.
He further states that, “if the advice offered to stop the duo from moving thugs into the airport is not put into implementation as requested, the ugly development may lead to unhealthy confrontation between them and men and officers working at the airport.
“Thugs don’t have regard for established protocols and as such can easily break it.”
Farouk stated that, “by extension, innocent travellers will be highly scared to run activities at the airport due to presence of the thugs.”
Farouk regretted what he described, “the rude attitude exhibited by thugs of the NNPP Governorship candidate to the innocent wife of the Director General of DSS on Sunday at the airport which is an indication of intimidation planned by Kwankwaso’s loyalists against government officials and security officials.”
He further recalled, “many scenarios that involved Kwankwaso supporters intimidating top government officials at the Airport in Kano including the Minister of the Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami, former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje among others.”
According to him, “security personnel need to immediately commence a probe into this unpleasant situation planned by the supporters of the NNPP Presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso.”
He said the victims of the alleged Kwankwasiyya violent activities at the airport were innocent citizens of the country and security agencies need to take action to avoid its repeat.
Farouk reiterated the need for security agencies to bar the attitude of the NNPP, regretting that, “at this trying times when a party is to pull its citizens closer and show them love, but otherwise is the case. Intimidation and scaring of citizens will further discredit a party in the eyes of voters rather than uplift it.”
