Saturday, November 29, 2025 -The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has cautioned Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State to stop politicising security matters and instead concentrate on tackling the multiple challenges confronting the state.
His response followed a claim by the state government that
his recent comments could undermine ongoing security operations.
The allegation was made at the end of the 34th State
Executive Council Meeting chaired by the governor.
Senator Barau, however, insisted that Nigeria’s security
crisis—including the activities of bandits in parts of Kano—requires collective
effort and cooperation from all stakeholders.
In a statement issued by his media aide, Ismail Mudashir,
the Deputy Senate President dismissed the government’s accusation and dared
officials to present any video evidence showing he made remarks capable of
worsening insecurity in the state.
“The attention of the media office of the Deputy President
of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, CFR, FCNA, has been drawn to false,
reckless and malicious claims by the Kano State Government through the State
Commissioner of Information, Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya that His Excellency, the
Deputy President of the Senate, made a statement capable of undermining the
security efforts in the state.
“It is unfortunate that the state government has relegated
governance to this low by concocting and fabricating lies to tarnish the
growing reputation of the Deputy President of the Senate. There was no time
when Senator Barau uttered any statement capable of undermining security
efforts; instead, he has been at the forefront, collaborating with all
stakeholders to address the insecurity challenges in parts of Kano and other
areas in the country.
“We challenge them to produce the clip in which the Deputy
President of the Senate made any statement that could undermine security
efforts,” he said.
The Deputy President of the Senate, who is also the First
Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, urged the Kano State Governor to wake
up from slumber and take charge of the affairs of the state to return Kano to
the path of prosperity.
“Until governance was relegated to the background, our
beloved state, Kano, used to be a very close second to Lagos in terms of
prosperity, but unfortunately, misgovernance has eroded this. We have
everything necessary to restore the glorious days of our state, but the
governor is not taking steps in that direction,” he said.
To contribute to the enhancement of security in the state,
Senator Barau has provided operational vehicles to all police formations in his
senatorial district and some parts of the state, and has also offered
motorcycles to all policemen serving in Kano North Senatorial District.
Additionally, he renovated parts of the Kano State police
headquarters and constructed police stations in different parts of the state.
He had also rendered similar assistance to the Department of State Services
(DSS) in the state.
“The Deputy President of the Senate has also facilitated the
establishment of the training college of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence
Corps (NSCDC) in Gwarzo, the Nigeria Police Service Commission training
institute in Kabo, and the Nigeria Immigration Service training school in
Bichi, which are all being constructed.
“He has also installed solar-powered streetlights throughout
his senatorial district and other parts of the state to facilitate effective
nighttime patrols. Senator Barau has made significant contributions to the
enhancement of security in Kano State. The state government should emulate him
and not cast aspersions on his personality,” he said.
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