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Malam Aminu Kano International Airport: What is the sin of Kano people?
By Alhassan A. Bala
It is not doubting the fact that Malam Aminu Kano International Airport is the oldest in Nigeria, Nigerians from different parts of the country use the airport to travel to different parts of the world.
In fact, in the last two decades almost all northern states use the airport for the airlift of their pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.
The relationship between Kano and North African countries and Arabia countries saw many of flights traveling to Middle- East tipped the airport as the take off one.
It is on record that the administration of Olusegun Obasanjo delibratly abandoned the Aminu Kano International Airport, which is the major cause of its current deteriorating state. Late Yar’adua’s administration had a plan to do something about the airport, but death took him.
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Then came the Jonathan administration; just like Obasanjo delebratly abandoned the airport despite the administration’s plan to renovate international airports across the country. Stella Odua the then minister of Aviation removed Aminu Kano international airport from the list of international airports to be renovated.
Many international airlines announced their decision to suspend landing in Kano, though after a cry out government did some touches in the airport.
The present administration of president Muhammadu Buhari after the appointment of Senator Hadi Sirika as minister of aviation, has, admittedly brought many innovations and changes in the aviation sector, though so far the airport that benefited from all his effort seems to the Nnamdi Azikewe international airport, Murtala Muhammad international airport Lagos, the Port Harcourt international airport in south south and Ikanu Abiam International airport in South east.
Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, in what I can described
as a dilebrate action of the minister since the opening of airports after the covid-19 lockdown remains hanging in the balance.
The airport currently having more people using it, due to the problem of kidnapping along Abuja-Kaduna expressway. Despite that the top government officers who use the airport more do not even care about the state of the airport, though we always compare us with other countries.
It was a funny and pity that in 2019 when a member of House of Representatives, Hon. Gudaji Kazaure while speaking in the floor of the house of representatives demonstrated the practical experience of how it is when you land in Kano airport though at that time he is contributing to the issues of the closure of Abuja airport.
With the current minister of aviation Hadi Sirika who happens to be a pilot and came from Kano state’s neighbouring state Katsina which conincidently must use the Aminu Kano international airport since their state-owned airport is less qualified, it is very surprising that his action and body language shows he doesn’t care about the state at which ones most busies airport in Africa (MAKIA) is currently in.
President Buhari landed in that same airport several occasions but didn’t say anything either.
Both the president and the minister are putting more attention on Nmandi Azikiwe international airport Abuja and Murtala Muhammad international airport Lagos with no single attention to any northern airport.
The deteriorating state of Aminu Kano international airport and also now that only operates domestic will definitely affect the state development as commercial city since roads are no longer safe. Domestic and international investors will also became scared of investing with reference to nonchallant attitude of the government towards infrastructures.
Many will now asked the minister of aviation Hadi Sirika what is the sin of Kano people that in all his works in the aviation Kano is excluded? And to what reason MAKIA is not allowed to receive international flights.
Why is it difficult for him to do something about Kano airport to meet international standard so that international airlines can start landing and taking off from Kano?
It is right time for Notable Kano people to draw the attention of president Buhari on the current state of the oldest airport in Nigeria and the must busy one in northern Nigeria. And show him how important it is to have an international standard airport In the commercial centre of the northern Nigeria.
Alhassan A. Bala balahassan2007, wrote this article from Abuja.
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Breaking:Former Chief Justice Of Nigeria Ibrahim Tanko Is Dead
Former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (retd.), is dead.
A close source confirmed to SaharaReporters on Tuesday morning that the former head of Nigerian judiciary passed away at a hospital in Saudi Arabia.
“Ex-CJN Tanko Muhammad is dead. He passed away this morning at a Saudi Arabian Hospital,” the source said.
Nigeria Tracker reports that Late President Muhammadu Buhari appointed late Justice Ibrahim Tanko into the exalted seat after the sacking of his predecessor Justice Samuel Walter Onnoghen over the issue of code of conduct in January 2019.
In Late 2022 Justice Ibrahim Tanko suddenly exited the seat due to what many said intense pressure from cabals in Late President Muhammad Buhari’s presidency and was succeeded by retired Justice olukayode .
Late Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad hails from Bauchi state .
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The Aso Rock Gossip That Made Late President Buhari Lock His Wife Out
By Yusuf Danjuma Yunusa
In a new biography, former First Lady Aisha Buhari has revealed that late President Muhammadu Buhari began locking his bedroom door, preventing her from gaining access, after hearing rumors within Aso Rock that she intended to kill him.
This personal account is featured in the 600-page book, ‘From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari’, where Aisha Buhari details her experience managing her husband’s health challenges during his presidency.
She stated that the former president, trusting the gossip circulating within the presidential villa, altered some of his personal habits as a result.
The biography, which was authored by Charles Omole, director-general of the Institute for Police and Security Policy Research, was launched at the presidential villa in Abuja.
Many high-profile persons and political chieftains, including President Bola Tinubu, attended the launch.
In the book, Aisha said Buhari’s 2017 health crisis was not a mysterious ailment or the effect of poisoning, but began after a broken feeding routine and mismanaged nutritional habits.
The former first lady said she had long managed her husband’s meals and supplements at specific hours, adding that the regimen helped Buhari to maintain stability.
“According to Aisha Buhari, her husband’s 2017 health crisis did not originate as a mysterious ailment or a covert plot. It started, she says, with the loss of a routine; ‘my nutrition,’ she describes it, a pattern of meals and supplements she had long overseen in Kaduna before they moved into Aso Villa,” the book reads.
When they moved to the villa, she said she convened a meeting with close staff including Suhayb Rafindadi, the physician; Bashir Abubakar, the chief security officer; the housekeeper, and the DSS DG to explain the plan.
After some time, the plan was discontinued.
“When the Presidency’s machinery took over our private lives, I explained the plan: daily, at specific hours, cups and bowls with tailored vitamin powders and oil, a touch of protein here, a change to cereals there. Elderly bodies require gentle, consistent support,” Aisha was quoted as saying in the book.
“Then came the gossip and the fearmongering. They said I wanted to kill him.
“My husband believed them for a week or so,” she said, adding that the president began locking his room, changed small habits, and crucially, “meals were delayed or missed; the supplements were stopped”.
“For a year, he did not have lunch. They mismanaged his meals,” she added.
Aisha denied stories of plots to poison her husband, adding that Buhari’s health began deteriorating because of “loss of a routine, ‘my nutrition,’ was the genesis of the crisis”.
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Former Kano LG Chairmen Endorse Tinubu, Reaffirm Loyalty to Ganduje as Kano APC Leader
Former local government chairmen in Kano State who served between 2014 and 2024 under the administration of Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term and reaffirmed their loyalty to the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Ganduje, as the party’s leader in Kano State.
The former Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in the state, Baffa Takai, made this position known during a closed-door meeting with Kano APC stakeholders in Abuja.
The former local government chairmen also expressed their solidarity with APC stakeholders under the leadership of Hon. Abubakar Kabir Bichi, commending their efforts toward promoting unity and progress within the party.
They called on other party members to join hands with them in fostering peace, unity, and progress within the APC.
The group further reaffirmed its commitment to the party’s ideals and principles and pledged to continue working collectively to strengthen the party and ensure its victory in future elections.
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Breaking:Former Chief Justice Of Nigeria Ibrahim Tanko Is Dead
The Aso Rock Gossip That Made Late President Buhari Lock His Wife Out
Former Kano LG Chairmen Endorse Tinubu, Reaffirm Loyalty to Ganduje as Kano APC Leader
President Tinubu Graces Late President Buhari’s Book Launch
Remembering the Late Galadiman Kano, Alhaji Tijjani Hashim — A Legacy of Integrity, Wisdom and Service
A Governor on Guard: Gov. Yusuf’s Renewed Resolve to Secure Kano’s Frontline Communities
Nnamdi Kanu Moved to Sokoto Correctional Facility After Life Sentence
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