The Kano State House of Assembly is set to investigate allegations against the Chairperson of Tudun Wada Local Government and the Kano State ALGON representative, Hajiya Sa’adatu Yusha’u, Freedom Radio Nigeria reports.
This follows a petition submitted by a group of farmers who accused the local government leadership under Hajiya Sa’adatu of forcibly seizing their farmlands located in Gurfa Forest, within the Tudun Wada Local Government Area.
The Majority Leader of the House, Alhaji Lawan Hussaini Chediyar Yan Gurasa, confirmed the development after a human rights and justice advocacy group presented the petition on behalf of the farmers.
Speaking during the session, the group’s leader, Sa’id Bin Usman, said the land dispute between the farmers and the local government had created widespread tension.
“People are living in fear and confusion. The farmers have been cultivating these lands for years, but now they are being forced out without any proper explanation or compensation,” Sa’id said.
Farmers from the Gurfa Forest area, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation, expressed their frustration.
“We are just ordinary farmers. All we want is to be allowed to work on our land in peace,” one farmer said.
Another added, “This land is our only source of livelihood. If they take it from us, where do we go?”
The farmers said they hoped the House of Assembly would investigate the matter and hold those responsible accountable.
“We trust the Assembly will hear our voices and act in fairness,” another anonymous farmer told Kano Times.
Hajiya Sa’adatu Salisu Yusha’u is the Chairperson of the Association of Local Government Chairmen of Nigeria (ALGON), Kano State chapter.
She is the only female among the 44 local government chairpersons elected in October last year under the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano State.
