The Travails of Bafarawa
Reffering to a write up by one Suleiman Tambuwal in Daily trust.
I agree with Him that the some Sokoto Elders forum members are misbehaving. How ever the picture he painted of Bafarawa was gruesome,Believe it or not Bafarawa was the first Governor till date to bring a meaningful face-lift to Sokoto and Its Metropolises except if you are Living at Abuja and never come to Sokoto during his regime.It was during Bafarawas regime that the city look like a city,Roads were constructed and some infrastructures put i place,To say He was corrupt ,good!!,But can you point to me other Governors including the present one that is not corrupt?.
It is purely Bafarawa's discretion to shift party.
Erstwhile Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Dalhat Bafarawa, has a way, almost a trade mark, of inflicting injuries on himself and turning round to blame others for his travails. For instance, against common sense and wise counsels, Bafarawa abandoned the ANPP, the political platform on which he twice won election as governor for a contraption call the DPP at very critical moment. The result was a monumental electoral catastrophe but he went about blaming everyone but himself for his misfortune.
It would appear that it was merely another incident of self-inflicted travail at the Sultan Maccido Quaranic Institute, Sokoto on Friday 23rd October, 2009 when some yet to be identified persons hauled missiles at Bafarawa and some people in his entourage. The unsavoury incident was roundly condemned by all right-thinking people within the state and beyond. It was particularly condemned for the fact that it occurred on the Muslim holy day of Friday and, within the precincts of a Mosque. However, more saddening is the way Bafarawa and his agents have been trying to give political motivations, and pointing accusing fingers at political opponents with a view to reaping political dividends out of the unhappy development. The accusation began with Alhaji Maigari Dingyadi in the interview he granted the BBC and other international radio stations on the very day of the incident. He was of course, cautious in his statements which contained veiled and tacit references to perceived sponsors and actual perpetrators of what he very aptly described as “a despicable act”. From Sokoto, the accusers shifted base to Abuja and became more brazen in their accusations under the name, “Sokoto Elders Forum”.
In a widely syndicated article, the self-styled “Sokoto Elders Forum”, accused those they called: “desperate, in disciplined (sic) politicians hiding under the banner of seeking power to tarnish the good name of the people of Sokoto…” Signed by one Dattijo Umaru Magaji Dange, it expectedly blamed a particular opposition political party and even a highly respected Ismalic Scholar, Malam Bashir Gidan Kanawa for “his role in the escalation of such crises as reported by eye witnesses”. While calling on the Sultanate Council and the Council of Ulama to sack Malam Bashir, the group also wants the police to question Alhaji Muhammadu Dangogo, Chairman of the PDP, Sokoto North because, “his utterances were a clear indication that he was privy to the attack”. It is curious that the group is decided to use the name, Sokoto Elder Forum instead of coming out in their names.
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