Kano politics is embedded with theatrical absurdities and poignant lessons of action and reverse reactions.
It’s a kind of politics bounded by the push-pull nature, driven by pragmatism and idealism, back and forth pace and sometimes it goes by the weave and unweaved traits which in Hausa it means as “Tufka da Warwara.”
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The preface of the piece would sound bit awkwardly as the powerful wordplay takes the second paragraph with a seemingly mix and alleged directionless prologue.
But whatever the case maybe, Kano brand of politics will remain a school of thought for other states to emulate as a role model – for good or for otherwise.
Pursuant to the NNPP’s recent decision to nominate the sons of late Kano State lawmakers, Sa’ad Aminu Sa’ad and Nabil Aliyu Daneji, to contest in the upcoming bye-elections, whereby the party reached a unanimous decision after extensive consultations led by Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso with key stakeholders and the bereaved families.
The NNPP says the motive of the nominations aims to honour the legacy of the deceased lawmakers and the candidates will still go through the party’s screening and selection processes.
Fortunately, the nominations of these two young teething politicians were cited from dual perspectives; some are of the view that the decision made by Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso was apt and appropriate to immortalize the names of their parents by extending their legacy through their offspring.
While some are also of the view “that the decision made unanimously by the NNPP is far from democratic ideals, saying that the party wasn’t based on the foundational basis of family-friends beneficial structures.”
Some have gone to the extent of coining dual words as ‘democratic-nepotism’ ruling the NNPP, complaining that “there are abundance of competent candidates who have been instrumental in the party’s journey to success, who were supposed to be nominated for the bye-elections, but were overlooked.”
Well, from my personal and dispassionate point of view, I looked at the issue from multiple perspectives.
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Firstly, the unanimous decision taken by the party, spearheaded by the topmost party Chieftain, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, to nominate these two young candidates is nothing else than posthumous rewards for the late lawmakers, to immortalize them and equally extend their unfinished legacies.
And it seems the gesture would have an impact in pleasing the entire families of the late breadwinners.
But the question is, apart from the family ties, what are the credible benchmarks considered before taking such decisions?
Secondly, it’s obviously known that serving people at the legislative level requires political experience, competency, let alone a well-grounded knowledge in every field.
And it’s commonly known that there are party members in those two vacant local government areas, who have mortgaged their souls, bodies, and fortunes for the party, still waiting on the queue, but it seems they were not attended to despite possessing the aforementioned requirements.
Why is that so? Was it not the same party that accused its predecessor of nepotism?
I really know that norms and party ideals are parts of the vital ingredients of choosing a candidate or party flagbearer and I know that the entirety of NNPP members are fully conversant enough with what’s in the party’s rules and regulations in handpicking a competent candidate at any level of representation.
Were the regulations overlooked or was it done deliberately?
Anyway, the principles governing life are constant, and the way something is done determines the outcome.
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I hope and pray that the souls of the departed lawmakers continue to rest in perfect peace. Amin.
Adamu Aminu writes from Kano.
