Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has ruled out the possibility of obeying any court order seeking to restrain the sacked of district head in the state.
The governor also described the vote of no confidence on him as mere demonstration of their frustration and greediness and a deliberate attempt to set the state on fire.
The state government had sacked over 300 district head in it effort to restructure the administration of traditional chiefdoms in the state.
But, some of the sacked district heads who were unhappy with their sacked approached the court and got order restraining the state government from sacking them.
The governor who addressed the press through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Samuel Aruwan said “the government is aware of funny games being played regarding the return to 77 districts. We have letters from some of the former district heads who are alleged to have sued the government dissociating themselves from the litigation.
“The government has consulted, made its decision and has already implemented it. Districts have been restructured in the better, longer-term interest of Kaduna State,” he said.
According to him, “the government has subsequently implemented its decision to restructure the districts. Reverting to 77 districts implies that fresh appointments of district heads have to be made.”
He said, “Government cannot be deterred from doing what is important, necessary and consequential for what our people. That is a more important goal than the ego and private interests of certain individuals. As you will recall, we have provided a robust response to the frustrations of the so-called Kaduna Restoration Group. The same response holds good for Tom Maiyashi and his factional ilk, who think that nothing can or should happen in this state except they say so. There is nothing new in what he said.
“Kaduna State is moving forward, whether the frustrated and the greedy elite like it or not. We acknowledge that the personal economic crisis of some of this elite is what they are disguising as political commentary.
“Even those who always condemned and displayed disrespect to our traditional institutions and religion, are now pretending to be their champions.
” As you will recall, we have provided a robust response to the frustrations of the so-called Kaduna Restoration Group. The same response holds good for Tom Maiyashi and his factional ilk, who think that nothing can or should happen in this state except they say so.
“There is nothing new in what he said. Kaduna State is moving forward, whether the frustrated and the greedy elite like it or not. We acknowledge that the personal economic crisis of some of these elite is what they are disguising as political commentary”.
