Kano State government, on Wednesday, June 14 demolished the multi-million naira roundabout located close to the entrance of the Government House.
Baffa Bichi, Secretary to the Kano State Government, explained the reason behind the demolition of the government house roundabout monument by the administration of Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf.
It was gathered that the demolition exercise was carried out under tight security.
The historic roundabout was remodeled and renovated by the immediate-past Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje at the cost of N160m in 2017.
Meanwhile, the edifice was constructed to serve as a monument for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Kano as a state.
Speaking on Freedom Radio Kano on Wednesday, June 14, the SSG affirmed the roundabout also carried a large Christian cross, which, according to him, is against the doctrine of Islam.
Mr Bichi added that the structure was also obstructing the view of drivers accessing all routes linked through it.
“The roundabout is obstructing the view of motorists, and secondly, if you use a drone camera, you will see that the roundabout has large design of a cross on top of it.
“And over 9.99 or 100 percent of Kano indigenes are Muslims. So you can’t have a structure with a large inscription of the cross on it. It’s against Islamic values.
“Our clerics told us that whenever our beloved Prophet Muhammad saw anything, no matter how little, with a sign of cross on it, he would ensure that such a thing is destroyed.
“So any picture of Kano you snap, you would see a large sign of the cross on it, even the Muhammadu Buhari underpass in Hotoro has a similar design, and I can assure you that plans are underway to make sure those symbols are removed from the bridge.”
When contacted, the immediate-past Commissioner of Information and Internal Affairs under the Ganduje administration, Mallam Muhammad Garba, said he had nothing to say because already members of the public had condemned the government’s action.
“This is a Kano Golden Jubilee Monument, erected to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Kano as a state.” he said.
