Emir tongue lashes Vice President over lateness to palace

By AbdulSalam Muhammad

KANO – Vice President Namadi Sambo experienced a full doze of royal furry, Monday, in Kano, when the emir, Ado Bayero frowns at his lateness to the palace against a set time of appointment.

Ado Bayero who was visibly angered by the ‘un-African behaviour’ exhibited by the Vice President and his entourage expressed total disappointment over his inability to keep to time.

You alerted us of your desire to pay a courtesy call on the palace by 10.00am, and we have been ready for you since 9.30am only for you to turn up by 1.00pm, its highly unfair’. Ado Bayero told the visiting Vice President.

Ado Bayero reminded the no 2 citizen that ‘I belong to the old school of late Nigerian Prime Minister, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, and the late Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello where respect for time is total’.

The emir queried the outgoing Governor of Kano state, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau who was in the entourage of the vice President to the palace on why he failed to educate the august visitor on the importance the palace attached to promptness.

The royal outburst might not be unconnected with conscious effort by the Palace to identify with masses following the post election revolt against the institution.

The 13th Fulani emir told the visiting Vice President,  that ‘officially I was not invited for your programme, and would therefore not grace  it but want to advise the need to keep to time’.

*Vice President Namadi Sambo

Ado Bayero admonished the Federal Government to elevate the facilities at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport to International standard to ginger international flights instead of expending fund on the terminal.

He dismissed earlier assurances by the Vice President to complete the power projects initiated by the Government in Kano, adding that ‘we have the experience of untiring promises by successful Government over the last 20 years , and it has always come to pass un redeemed.

The visibly shaken Vice President  and his entourage at the  end of the  emir’s anger and apologised and left the palace, totally humiliated.

Reacting to the development, the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media, Alhaji Sani Umar stated that ‘ well the emir’s outburst is painful, but I don’t think it is good for public consumption.

Namadi Sambo was in Kano to commission the  Domestic Terminal Building that took a period 9 years before completion, Power Upgrade project and laying of  foundation for the  new International Terminal Building at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport .