…demands road projects across LGAs
The Kano State House of Assembly has called on the state government to formally engage with the United States over allegations reportedly linking former governor and senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to terrorism and moves to freeze his assets and bank accounts.
The resolution followed a motion presented Tuesday, during plenary by the member representing Kiru constituency, Usman Tasiu, under the leadership of Speaker Jibril Ismail Falgore.
Moving the motion, Tasiu described Kwankwaso as a long-standing public servant whose administration, he said, brought significant socio-economic transformation to Kano through investments in education, infrastructure and peace-building initiatives.
He told the House that the former governor had maintained a consistent position against terrorism and had, over the years, played a unifying role across regional and religious divides in the country.
The Assembly, after deliberations, unanimously adopted the motion and urged the Kano State Government to take “appropriate diplomatic and legal steps” to address the allegations and protect the state’s image.
The development comes amid heightened sensitivity over international scrutiny of Nigerian political figures and security concerns, with sub-national institutions increasingly seeking to defend the reputations of prominent leaders seen as influential in regional politics.
Kwankwaso, a former presidential candidate and a dominant figure in Kano’s political landscape, still commands a strong grassroots following through the Kwankwasiyya movement, making the Assembly’s intervention both politically and symbolically significant.
In a separate development, the House approved motions urging the state government to construct and rehabilitate key roads in Tarauni, Madobi, Garun Malam and Kura local government areas to ease transportation and boost economic activities.
The motions were sponsored by Kabiru Dahiru (Tarauni), Sulaiman Ishaq (Madobi), Deputy Speaker Muhammad Bello, and Zakariyya Alhassan (Kura/Garun Malam).
The sitting was later adjourned to Monday following a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Lawan Hussaini.
The Assembly’s twin focus on defending a major political figure and pressing for grassroots infrastructure reflects growing efforts by lawmakers to combine local development priorities with broader political and diplomatic concerns.
