Three first class emirs in Nasarawa State hurriedly deserted their palaces yesterday when the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) presidential candidate General Muhammadu Buhari arrived in the state for a campaign rally and attempted to pay them visits.
The Emir of Lafia Alhaji Mustapha Agwai II, his Keffi counterpart Alhaji Muhammadu Chindo Yamusa as well as the emir of Nasarawa Alhaji Hasan Ahmed II were all nowhere to be found when Buhari arrived at their respective palaces.
Buhari was in Nasarawa State for his North-Central state-by-state presidential rally. The CPC leader and his entourage that included the party’s governorship candidate in the state Alhaji Umaru Tanko Al-Makura arrived the emir of Lafia’s palace around 3 pm but the palace was locked with nobody to receive them. A CPC official in the state told Daily Trust that “we had earlier written a letter to the Emir intimating him of Buhari’s courtesy call. But the emir wrote to us saying he won’t receive Buhari because of his ill-health.”
Earlier in the day, Buhari’s entourage was also in Nasarawa town. When they arrived around 10 am, the emir refused to meet with the CPC presidential entourage. Daily Trust saw angry youths shouting “Sarki ya gudu,” meaning “the emir has ran away.” It was a similar incident in Keffi, when Buhari visited Emir Yamusa. The gate to the palace was locked when Buhari and his supporters arrived. Youthful CPC supporters were also seen shouting “Sarki ya gudu, sarki ya ji tsoro.”
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