Lamentations of Rabiu Kwankwaso

Of recent, the immediate past governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso ( APC Kano Central) has been lamenting lack of respect for the Rule of Law under the Buhari administration. Kwankwaso, one of the key actors of the “Change” movement is disappointed that the “Change” he and others aimed to effect in the country remains an illusion. This former Kano governor, a man I have so many questions for, was unaware of the high level of impunity in the country, until the recent siege by security operatives on the house of his brother in Kano. The policemen were said to be looking for huge cash allegedly stashed in the house by Kwankwaso. Nothing incriminating was found after hours of ransacking the house. Kwankwaso remarked in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service: “We’re very disappointed that impunity is now the order of the day in a country we invested a lot to bring change; this is not the change we bargained for because we’re now in a helpless situation. If it were the previous government that’s doing this, we would not complain. Alas! This is being orchestrated by a government we worked to entrench.”

My problem with Kwankwaso is that he did not join the voices against impunity under the Buhari administration until he became a victim. We should not wait until we become victims before fighting impunity. What is evil is evil. There are no two names to evil. Lopsided appointments, illegal detention (as we have in the case of Sambo Dasuki and El- Zakzaki), disrespect for the Rule of Law and courts, killings by Fulani herdsmen and attempts to muzzle the Legislature and the Judiciary are some of the impunity under this administration. We must all rise up against them, irrespective of party affiliations and personal relationships.