‘Stop Being Used To Destroy Our Political System’ – Yakasai Condemns Buhari’s Traditional Ruler
The Elder statesman, Tanko Yakasai has condemned the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farooq Umar, warning him not to allow himself to be used to destroy our political system.
In a statement he personally signed and titled “MY REACTION TO EMIR OF DAURA’S CODED CAMPAIGN MESSAGE FOR PDP”, Yakasai slammed the Emir for calling on Northerners to vote for their own in the 2023 general elections.
He stated that it is dangerous attempt to turn back the history of the country whereby some traditional rulers will be used by some politicians as tools to promote negative trend in political campaigns.
While calling on Nigerians to condemn such trends, the elder statesman warned Umar against reinventing tribal politics in the country.
He sstated that calls for Northerners to only vote for their own was “not only divisive, unhealthy, but outdated.”
Yakasai said, “I have noticed an attempt by some political players trying to revive the already discarded practice where some politicians were using some misguided traditional rulers to use their exalted positions to engage into political campaigns to denigrate some parties in order to undermine their standing in the society.
I see here a conscious effort by these two foremost Northern leaders to destroy a pan-Nigerian dream where every citizen can’t nurse a legitimate ambition.
Such negative tendencies and practices should be condemned by all well-meaning Nigerians, while it is also expedient to oppose this dangerous attempt to turn back the history of our country whereby some traditional rulers will be used by some politicians as tools to promote negative trends in political campaigns.”
He stated that despite being old, he still has some strengths to fight such negative tendencies from raising their ugly heads in present-day healthy political atmosphere.
“I urge all Nigerians to join me in this fight in the interest of peaceful pursuit of any political ambition,” Yakasai however st noted that Emir Farooq Umar is the traditional ruler of the hometown of President Muhammadu Buhari.
