Who is to Blame for the Desecration of Kano's Heritage

By anas | 11 May 2019 | 105594 Comments

Back in 2010, I visited India, purely for tourism purposes, perhaps due to the marketing content I consumed ever since I was old enough to watch TV through Bollywood films. After arriving in Delhi, I immediately drove to Agra to see one of the 7 wonders of the world, which was truly magnificent. However, something happened that still stuck with me for almost a decade, it did not occur in Agra where Taj Mahal is, but rather in Delhi, when I went to check out Qutub Minar, a minaret built in 1192 when Muslims were ruling the country. While admiring the Quranic inscriptions on the minaret in a predominantly Hindu nation and the fact that it is still preserved, a little Indian girl about 8 years old approached me along with her father, who appeared to be encouraging her to talk to me. She was holding a notebook and a pencil and was a bit shy. I smiled at her, and she immediately became confident to come and talk to me. She asked me my name, and where I came from, I told her I am from Kano in Nigeria. She said she was doing a project from her school, and they were asked to go to tourist sites in Delhi and interview tourists to find out what made them visit India, and what they find unique about the places they were visiting. We had a chat and then she asked me this question “what monument do you have at home that you feel I should visit when I grow up?”. I was quite, because I don’t really have an answer then, and I said “none”. She said thank you and left. The fact that I didn’t know exciting things about my home Kano to share with this little girl hit me hard.

So, when I came back. I started becoming involved in trying to understand the culture and heritage of my home Kano. Now fast forward to 2018, I went to Brisbane Australia for an MIT Bootcamp. I met amazing people, from over 140 countries, and through networking activities almost everyone I met asked me the same questions: where are you from, what’s interesting about Kano? This time, however, I had a lot to say, I talked about the Great Wall of Kano (Badala), a 24 km fortification about a 1000 years old for which Frederick Lugard, the British General-Governor of Nigeria once remarked that he had “never seen anything like it in Africa”. I showed them pictures of the Great Durbar of Kano, which is the biggest and most colourful annual procession of horses in the world. I also talked about other exciting things like the Dala hill, the markets and occasionally threw in Baturiya of Hadejia, a beautiful place where birds travel to from Europe, annually to escape harsh weather. This time the response was quite surprising as everyone I talked to wanted to visit Kano, except for security reasons only.

So after I came back, we founded Makuba Center for Arts and Culture, where we wanted to revive the heritage of the people of Kano and tell the world why Kano is a great place to visit. We tried to use the defunct building of the British Council to commence activities, and I personally met the Emir asking for a lease of the place which was going into ruins to convert into a place for promotion of the traditional arts and culture, he turned me down. We then approached the government for a lease of the Be Minister House on Sokoto Road, which was built in 1907 and now in ruins to convert into a centre for the promotion of traditional arts and culture. In a typical civil servant style, they saw us as a threat to the money they were making leasing the place for wedding events and turned us down. While we were still working on setting up a centre irrespective of lack of interest from our leaders, the announcement to split Kano into 5 emirates popped up on my Facebook feed on Monday the 6th. Something that seemed like a joke at first became a reality when the bill got passed into law on Wednesday the 8th. Just like that our dreams seem shattered by our leaders that are more interested in the struggles for power and control of resources, than the preservation of our history, heritage, culture, and traditions. Suddenly Kano is no longer Kano but now Kano, Bichi, Karaye, Gaya, and Rano.

While the statement about our leaders only interested in power sounds a bit like a cliché for politicians anywhere around the world, what concerns me is how we as individual citizens, don’t value our culture, history, and heritage. We have now reached a stage where our leaders that are supposed to guard our heritage with all they’ve got are the ones now desecrating it, simply because they can get away with it.

The division of the Kano Emirate is perhaps the highest level of desecration of the heritage of the people of Kano. The worst that has ever happened since the return of democracy in 1999. Today, right in front of our very eyes, a politician has reduced Kano, which was an empire over 1000 years old to less than almost all its contemporaries. All foolishly in the name of political vendetta without any interest in the far-reaching consequences. As for the consequences, now, next time they call for representation from the Kano traditional institution, there will be 5 voices instead of 1. Now, 5 different Emirs would conduct appointments of ward heads, Imams and the likes, creating chaos. Now, the Kano Durbar will perhaps not be visited from all over the world, as it will have just a handful of district heads and a short, less colourful procession. History has consistently shown us that division or secession hardly work. Imagine if Saudi Arabia were to go back to their smaller territories, or UAE into smaller emirates, or the United Kingdom into smaller nations, or even Nigeria into smaller confederates. Also, according to the law of the jungle, the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack”.

Sadly, however, the response to the whole crisis that I have monitored on social media is mostly based on sentiments. Those against the move felt the Emir was wronged and hence they seek to support him, not the institution. They forget the fact that he had a role in bringing down the institution to this level by continually engaging in politics, he went against several established norms of the emirate such as for example having his daughter represent him at an event, which was completely unprecedented. Someone told me that he was also involved in the allocation of land in the Eid ground for the construction of shops (not verified), not to talk of several construction adjustments he made to the Palace (Fada) which were never attempted by his predecessors. It is one thing to be a modern Emir and bring useful innovations to a traditional system, but should that be at the expense of the destruction of a well-established tradition and culture over 1000 years old. The British who occupy some of the peaks of civilization today still practice basic traditions such as for example, naming a baby. As far as I am concerned and also as a descendant of the Dabo dynasty, the Emir paved the way for the Governor even to have the guts to undertake this unfortunate action. On the other hand, you have people that are happy with the decision and believe that these places were emirates before, and therefore should have Emirs. For them, I have nothing to say, but they should learn to see beyond their noses.

As for the Governor, the only thing that comes to mind is the story of Aerys II Targaryen in the fictional story of Game of Thrones, who after discovering his unpopularity and impending fall from the throne decided to have the entire city burnt along with all its inhabitants. So simply because the people of Kano showed they no longer want you as their Governor, you now seek to destroy it. Well, that really depends on the legacy you wish to leave behind for your descendants that will bear your name.

Whatever I say here represents my personal opinion and not the opinion of the organizations and institutions I represent or work with.

Anas Yazid
PhD Student
Imperial College London

Comments

Hi :). I am from Netherlands and i don't know how can i disable my signature? Regards :)

Hi :). I am from Netherlands and i don't know how can i disable my signature? Regards :)

Wow, tһat's wһat I ԝas seeking for, what a material!<br> <br> ⲣresent here at tһіѕ weblog, tһanks admin of thіs site.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Wоuld You my weblog <a href="http://www.bookie7.live/">judi Slot</a>

п»їJohn wakes at 5 pm with Diann one of his ten willing slaves with wrist tied together to the head board, blindfolded and his cock buried in her tight little ass hole. Donna, Sharon, Rebecca, and Debra are still sleeping in their suits with their wrist tied together to the head board, blindfolded, with a plug in each of their asses having been tucked in by Daddy at bed time. Catherine and Heather are the only three of his loving slaves that have not been used by Overlord and slept with him tied to the bed, blindfolded with his dick lodged in their assholes. He is thinking about what he will do today to care for his beauties. The thought of deep fucking them made his cock come to life in Mary's asshole. She felt it swell and pulse in her asshole and woke up with a smile. She pushed onto his big cock driving it deeper inside her virgin small asshole. When she pushed into him he threw the covers back, rolled her onto her mouth with Master's dick in her asshole. He moved with her. She spread her legs and he had his knees between her beauty legs pulling her up to her knees. Her mouth is down, ass up, wrist tied to the headboard, and blindfolded as he burried her ass hole doggy pose moving his strong dick into her with hard deep strokes. She grunted each time his cock rammed deep inside her. When her grunts turned to moans of pleasure he knew she is about to high and reached around to her clit and pinched it between his finger and thumb. She moaned as her pussy erupted with a strong-squirting climax. Master fucked her asshole until her orgasm released control of her legs and she relaxed. She collapsed when he pulled his dick from her asshole. His orgasm hit as he pulled from her and he shot his full load of cum covering her ass hole cheeks and lower back. He wiped cum from her ass hole cheeks collecting a generous amount and put his cum covered fingers in her mouth letting her lick his semen from his fingers. He untied her and removed the blindfold. She blinked and smiled at him. "Thank you Dad for a wonderful wake up." He smiled and kissed her cheek telling her she needs a shower and change of sheets. He went to his room as she headed to the shower. He quietly entered his suite where Angela is restfully sleeping with her hands tied, blindfolded, with the butt plug still in her ass hole. He slowly pulled the covers from her pretty body and she moaned in her dream and turned onto her stomach spreading her legs. He gently moved on the bed between her long legs as his dick got strong again. She moaned and wiggled her asshole in her sleep as he rubbed his dick on her pussy lining it up with her pretty pussy hole. He slowly gripped her legs and pulled her up onto his cock as he drove his dick deep in her pussy. Her body tensed, her cunt clamped on his dick and she screamed as the surprise intrusion in her cunt slammed her awake. When she realized what just happened she giggle relaxing her clamp on his dick. "Good day, Lord." she said as he slammed in and out of her cunt now leaking pussy water lubricating her love hole for him. He gripped her hips pulling her onto his cock as he slammed into her pussy. She grunted with each hard move into her body until the climax started driving rapidly to her excited cunt. When her grunts were joined by moans of pleasure he reached under her body and pinched one of her nipples forcing her to scream with pain and triggered the climax driving it blast her vagina with tremendous pleasure and she gushed sperm over his strong moving dick creating a big wet mark of sperm on the bed sheet. He drove in her until the climax started to subside and pulled out. She moaned and relaxed on the bed as he untied her, removed the blindfold and butt plug. She told him she had dreamed of just that wake-up call and thanked him for all his love. https://www.google.com.ph/url?q=https://porndock.com/ https://www.google.tn/url?q=https://porndock.com/ https://www.google.co.mz/url?q=https://porndock.com/ https://www.google.com.mx/url?q=https://porndock.com/ https://maps.google.co.bw/url?q=https://porndock.com/ https://images.google.com.kh/url?q=https://porndock.com/

Vavada Casino <a href=https://vavada777.xyz/>Вавада казино</a> официальный сайт играть онлайн на деньги

Kamagra Prix https://buyciallisonline.com/# - Cialis Buy Delgra 200 Mg <a href=https://buyciallisonline.com/#>buy cialis 5mg online</a> Amoxicillin And Cipro For Lyme Disease

W dzisiejszych czasach Obecnie handel sprzedaż transakcja zakupowa Jest czynnością prostszą łatwiejszą sprawniejszą dostępniejszą niż kiedykolwiek wcześniej w dobie bez internetu. Możliwość Sposobność prowadzenia handlu sprzedaży sklepu przez internet otwiera poszerza horyzonty granice i pozwala na wykonywanie zagranicznych transakcji sprzedaży zagranicznej działań na światową skalę. Przesyłki do Rumunii Paczki kurierskie do Rumunii Przesyłanie zakupionych przedmiotów do Rumunii to kolejny krok stopień szczebel w rozwoju modernizacji ulepszaniu sklepu internetowego handlu internetowego. Dzięki nam Z naszą pomocą Dzięki naszemu wsparciu Z naszymi możliwościami możesz z łatwością łatwo i szybko bez trudu bez kłopotu wprowadzić takie przesyłki do swojej oferty sklepu internetowego handlu internetowego. Zobacz Spójrz Patrz jakie to proste łatwe szybkie Przesyłki do Rumunii Paczki do Rumunii Kurier do Rumunii Przesyłki kurierskie do Rumunii Nadawanie paczek kurierskich do Rumunii umacnia ulepsza usprawnia prowadzenie sklepu internetowego handlu internetowego. Oferujemy Proponujemy kompleksową najlepszą ogólnie dostępną pomoc w prowadzeniu sklepu internetowego z paczkami do Rumunii sprzedaży towaru ze sklepu internetowego do Rumunii. Dzięki szerokiej wiedzy i ogromnemu doświadczeniu dużym zasobom wiedzy i doświadczeniu każdego dnia na co dzień w codziennych obowiązkach możemy potrafimy pomagać wspierać każdego, kto zdecyduje się podejmie dobrą decyzję i postawi na paczki kurierskie do Rumunii przesyłki kurierskie do Rumunii. Nasza frima Nasza działalność pomaga w odbieraniu paczek odbiorze przesyłek odbieraniu nadań kurierskich, przyjmowaniu zwrotów obsłudze zwrotów przyjęciu zwróconych przesyłek kurierskich, oraz a także a dodatkowo a ponadto odbieramy przyjmujemy zapłatę opłatę w rumuńskich lejach rumuńskiej walucie rumuńskich stawkach walucie obowiązującej w Rumunii. Dzięki nam Z naszą pomocą w łatwy i szybki sposób pokierujesz swoim biznesem internetowym poprowadzisz swój sklep w sieci i rozwiniesz poszerzysz swoją działalność ofertę na światową międzynarodową skalę. Zaufaj najlepszy i pozwól daj sobie pomóc. Udowodnimy Pokażemy Ci, że przesył nadawanie wysyłanie sprzedawanie paczek towarów poza granice za granicę poza Polskę może być może okazać się łatwiejsze prostsze szybsze sprawniejsze niż to prowadzone w kraju dostępne w Polsce działające na terenie naszego Państwa Jesteśmy po to działamy po to Zostaliśmy stworzeni po to aby każdego dnia na co dzień pomagać takim firmom tego typu firmom jak Twoja. Nie szukaj niesprawdzonych kurierów Nie marnuj czasu na przeglądanie internetu w poszukiwaniu innych nie trać cennych godzin na znalezienie odpowiedniego kuriera wybierz zaufaj tym, na których możesz polegać.

W dzisiejszych czasach Obecnie handel sprzedaż transakcja zakupowa Jest czynnością prostszą łatwiejszą sprawniejszą dostępniejszą niż kiedykolwiek wcześniej w dobie bez internetu. Możliwość Sposobność prowadzenia handlu sprzedaży sklepu przez internet otwiera poszerza horyzonty granice i pozwala na wykonywanie zagranicznych transakcji sprzedaży zagranicznej działań na światową skalę. Przesyłki do Rumunii Paczki kurierskie do Rumunii Przesyłanie zakupionych przedmiotów do Rumunii to kolejny krok stopień szczebel w rozwoju modernizacji ulepszaniu sklepu internetowego handlu internetowego. Dzięki nam Z naszą pomocą Dzięki naszemu wsparciu Z naszymi możliwościami możesz z łatwością łatwo i szybko bez trudu bez kłopotu wprowadzić takie przesyłki do swojej oferty sklepu internetowego handlu internetowego. Zobacz Spójrz Patrz jakie to proste łatwe szybkie Przesyłki do Rumunii Paczki do Rumunii Kurier do Rumunii Przesyłki kurierskie do Rumunii Nadawanie paczek kurierskich do Rumunii umacnia ulepsza usprawnia prowadzenie sklepu internetowego handlu internetowego. Oferujemy Proponujemy kompleksową najlepszą ogólnie dostępną pomoc w prowadzeniu sklepu internetowego z paczkami do Rumunii sprzedaży towaru ze sklepu internetowego do Rumunii. Dzięki szerokiej wiedzy i ogromnemu doświadczeniu dużym zasobom wiedzy i doświadczeniu każdego dnia na co dzień w codziennych obowiązkach możemy potrafimy pomagać wspierać każdego, kto zdecyduje się podejmie dobrą decyzję i postawi na paczki kurierskie do Rumunii przesyłki kurierskie do Rumunii. Nasza frima Nasza działalność pomaga w odbieraniu paczek odbiorze przesyłek odbieraniu nadań kurierskich, przyjmowaniu zwrotów obsłudze zwrotów przyjęciu zwróconych przesyłek kurierskich, oraz a także a dodatkowo a ponadto odbieramy przyjmujemy zapłatę opłatę w rumuńskich lejach rumuńskiej walucie rumuńskich stawkach walucie obowiązującej w Rumunii. Dzięki nam Z naszą pomocą w łatwy i szybki sposób pokierujesz swoim biznesem internetowym poprowadzisz swój sklep w sieci i rozwiniesz poszerzysz swoją działalność ofertę na światową międzynarodową skalę. Zaufaj najlepszy i pozwól daj sobie pomóc. Udowodnimy Pokażemy Ci, że przesył nadawanie wysyłanie sprzedawanie paczek towarów poza granice za granicę poza Polskę może być może okazać się łatwiejsze prostsze szybsze sprawniejsze niż to prowadzone w kraju dostępne w Polsce działające na terenie naszego Państwa Jesteśmy po to działamy po to Zostaliśmy stworzeni po to aby każdego dnia na co dzień pomagać takim firmom tego typu firmom jak Twoja. Nie szukaj niesprawdzonych kurierów Nie marnuj czasu na przeglądanie internetu w poszukiwaniu innych nie trać cennych godzin na znalezienie odpowiedniego kuriera wybierz zaufaj tym, na których możesz polegać.

Hi folks, just to share some useful website resource here, thanks! The <a href=https://keepvid.ch/en1/>YouTube to mp3</a> online video downloader support all web browsers to Download YouTube to MP3 & MP4 Official <a href=https://y2mate.ch/>Y2mate</a> website. Best online <a href=https://flvto.ch/>YouTube converter</a> website. Top ten <a href=https://topten.ai/image-upscalers-review/>image upscaler</a> review. Best <a href=https://keepvid.best/>Keepvid</a> of 2020. Easy online <a href=https://memegenerator.site/>meme generator</a> review sites. Best <a href=https://redfox.works/>redfox</a> review site.

Hi folks, just to share some useful website resource here, thanks! The <a href=https://keepvid.ch/en1/>YouTube to mp3</a> online video downloader support all web browsers to Download YouTube to MP3 & MP4 Official <a href=https://y2mate.ch/>Y2mate</a> website. Best online <a href=https://flvto.ch/>YouTube converter</a> website. Top ten <a href=https://topten.ai/image-upscalers-review/>image upscaler</a> review. Best <a href=https://keepvid.best/>Keepvid</a> of 2020. Easy online <a href=https://memegenerator.site/>meme generator</a> review sites. Best <a href=https://redfox.works/>redfox</a> review site.

Add new comment