KATSINA MINORITY LEADER ESCAPES YOUTH MOLESTATION: AN OPEN LETTER

My dear Hon, I just read this disturbing news item from the daily trust news papers of yesterday that some Youths believed to be political thugs attempted to attack you and feel obliged to write this open letter to commiserate with you, your family and your teeming supporters state wide. Infact, I heard of it the previous day from a friend but like he was not too sure about it. So I consider it as one of those chitchats trying to wish somebody bad but then when I saw some posts about the incident on facebook in the evening I knew something was definitely wrong. After reading your testimony from the newspaper I became convinced that it was for real, it wasn’t armed robbery as is a common scene in the city. It was hired assassins. Look at this statement…the thugs told him that if not because they know him they would have accomplished their mission…meaning they would have just killed you. As I read between these lines and discerned their loss of temper, I promptly visualized on their faces the hate of intolerance and a potentially suppressed voice of rage which could make authorities contemplate the murder of their critics or to legislate prison terms. Now, that the expected did not happen and thank God for that. I should tell you to be ready for the worse as this is not about the ‘NIMA NA YARDA’ project as already insinuated. I tell you, it is not even about you. This is about what you stand for; this is all about the people of Katsina State and their common weal. It is not about the project because if they want it dead today it will not see the light of tomorrow and it is not about you because if they want you they can get you at any cost, trust me. These people don’t respect the rules, they don’t fight fair and they have no respect for any rules of engagement. But what they have not realized is that facts are very stubborn things and they are never silenced by declaring war on them. FACTS ARE FACTS, PERIOD!!! My dear, Hon. Our biggest problem here may turn out to be our elites who apparently understand all the problems associated with our state but are incapable of effectuating solutions because they have remained fixated at a particular point. They have unwittingly turned us to a state of ‘Siddon Look’ and as such we are nanus in our approach to our number one enemy. They choose to keep mute in the face of injustice. The profoundly honored Sheik Usman Danfodio said ‘Silence under injustice is the greatest crime’ I really don’t know if they are aware of this fact. But am happy for you and the erstwhile Scribe to the late head of state when he was in charge of the state, you have really paid your dues by coming out to speak your minds in the face of all the injustices that have been inflicted on our people. Finally, I pray that Allah will protect and reward you abundantly for all you been doing and stand for but for those who feel they are alpha and Omega and feel they can do anything more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment, then we leave them to their fates. As all of us are going to account for whatever deed we exhibit and each dime we (mis)appropriate in the course of our stewardship. A German Philosopher by name Immanuel Kanet has this to say: ‘The drama of this life is not complete; there must be a second life to it, for we see the tyrant and his victims without seeing justice being executed. We see the Conqueror and the subjugated without the latter finding any revenge. Therefore, there must be another world where justice will be carried out’ Sincerely Yours, ISA AHMED