….says don’t allow politics to divide you
..Gov Yusuf Thanks Shettima for condolences

Vice President Kashim Shettima has appealed for peace in Kano and urged the burial of political differences.

Shettima made the call while paying a condolence visit to the family of the Galadiman Kano, Alhaji Abbas Sanusi, who died two weeks ago.

This was contained in a statement released by the Chief Press Secretary to the Kano State Governor, Mustapha Muhammad, on Saturday.

“Please, please, I plead with you not to allow politics to divide you. You should be united,” Vice President Kashim Shettima stated at the deceased’s residence.

“Kano is the heart of the North, and I am from the North,” he added, praying, “May Allah bring unity among us.”

In his welcome address, Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, thanked the Vice President on behalf of the government and the people of Kano State for the visit.

“We thank you so much for coming to commiserate with us over the death of our father and grandfather. We pray for Almighty Allah to take you back home safely,” Governor Yusuf was quoted as saying.

A family representative of the late Galadiman Kano, Alhaji Sunusi Abbas, expressed gratitude to the Vice President for the condolence visit and prayed for unity among Kano’s political leaders.

“We keep praying — may the demise of the Galadiman Kano become an avenue for unity among the political leaders in Kano.”

“We saw every representative of the political parties. We are grateful to the Governor, who was here at the funeral and came back to condole us again. Now, he is here with the Vice President — we are grateful.”

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has called on the Federal Government to immediately remove the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, citing a breach of constitutional procedure and defiance of President Bola Tinubu’s directives.

In a statement provided to Elanza News on Thursday, Falana referenced the official Federal Government Gazette, which outlined the terms governing the Sole Administrator’s operations.

According to the document, “the Sole Administrator shall operate on the basis of such Regulations that may, from time to time, be issued by me,” President Bola Tinubu stated.

However, Falana noted that “it is common knowledge that President Bola Tinubu has not issued any Regulation for the operation of the Sole Administrator.”

Despite this, the appointed Sole Administrator has proceeded to make appointments and remove officials who were earlier appointed by Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.

Describing the development as unlawful, Falana said: “By treating the orders of President Bola Tinubu with contempt, the Sole Administrator has compounded the illegality of his appointment.

The Sole Administrator ought to be removed without any further delay.”

The legal luminary’s position comes amid a broader political crisis in Rivers State, where the legitimacy of key appointments and the balance of powers between the state and federal government continue to generate intense debate.