Dozens of protesters on Monday took to the streets of Kano state to register their displeasure over the continued demolition of structures by the state government.
Recall that upon resumption of office, governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state pulled down many structures on the grounds that the land upon which the affected structures were erected were “illegally” allocated by the immediate past government and marked several others for demolition.
The structures already demolished include the multi-billion Naira project at the old Daula Hotel, shopping plazas at the Polo Ground and at the Eid ground, while residential and commercial buildings have been marked for demolition at Salanta area and BUKroad.
The government had insisted there is no going back in its resolve to restore the Kano Urban Development Masterplan which include removing structures erected on public spaces, but the protesters are demanding that government reverses its decision.
Speaking on behalf of the protesters, Comrade Zahraddeen Sani Baba of the Coalition for Good Governance and Change Initiative, said if the incumbent governor has anything against his predecessor, “please call him to answer questions instead of punishing innocent Nigerians and destroying their investments.”
