Indications emerged, yesterday, that Governor Abdullahi
Ganduje of Kano State was in Daura on Sallah day as part of efforts to revive
the age-long cultural affinity between Kano and the town...
Ganduje Governor
Ganduje and his entire cabinet had, over the last two years, made it a point of
duty to celebrate Sallah in Bayajida city to cement the fading tradition. A
source told reporters in Kano, yesterday, that “for two years running now,
Ganduje and his entire cabinet always stormed the historical city to sustain
the abandoned long-standing tradition as mark of a new beginning. “Daura’s
cultural and economic affinity to Kano dates back to the era of the
trans-Saharan trade and this was key to both socio-economic and political
importance of Kano over time.” Commenting on why Ganduje was in Daura for
Sallah, the Director General, Media and Communication Strategy, Salihu Tanko
Yakasai, said: “It was done to enhance historical relationship between the two
cities.” He said that Ganduje’s visit had no political undertones as it was not
the first time he visited the historical city during the festive period.
Yakasai stressed that “just like the previous visits, President Buhari was on a
private visit to his country home, and we entered the city in fulfilment of
tradition. ‘’The Emir of Daura is a very close friend of Governor Ganduje and
the governor always visits him whenever he is in Daura. “Governor Ganduje was
one of the Emir’s guests when the Director-General of Department of State
Services, DSS, Lawan Daura, gave out his daughter at a wedding recently.”
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