The People of Bichi, one of the five emirates dissolved by the new law promulgated by the Kano State House of Assembly, have vowed to resist appointment of District Head and called for immediate reversal of the law
The people, under the aegis of Bichi Emirate Development Association have vowed not to accept any arrangement other than the reversal of the law to restore their Emirate.
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The Secretary of the association, Engr. Bello Gambo Bichi, made the stand of the people known while addressing a news conference on Wednesday.
He said the formation of the five emirates by the former administration of Abdullahi Ganduje had brought even development to their respective areas.
“Bichi Emirate has witnessed tremendous development in the areas of healthcare, education, economy, agriculture and roads infrastructure.
“Since the establishment of Bichi Emirate, over 3,000 youths have been employed. We also have witnessed even development in different areas.
“We have seen development projects springing up in the emirate in the area of health, education, economy and roads infrastructure.
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“That is why we have vehemently rejected this law and will continue to fight it,” the secretary said.
He also listed some cultural developments that the Emirate had recorded such as moon sightings and Sallah durbar.
“Prior to the establishment of the Bichi emirate, traditional title holders, Imams and Ulamas had to travel to Kano to give information on moon sightings.
“Also during Sallah, we had to transport our horses to Kano for Sallah durbar. But after the establishment of the Emirate, everything had become closer to us. So, dissolving the emirate is something unacceptable to us,” he said.
He warned that the people of Bichi Emirate would resist any move by the state government to impose a second-class emir or even district head in their area.
He said that the entire people in the 19 local government areas under Bichi emirate had vehemently rejected the new law and would not obey it.
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In his remarks, the Chairman of the association, Aminu Abdulrahman Bichi, urged the relevant authorities to intervene and compel the Kano State House of Assembly to reverse the new law.
Abdulrahman described the scrapping of the five Emirates as unwise and selfish, and called on the state government to immediately reverse the law.
