Disquiet in Kaduna over removal of ‘masses-friendly’ FAAN MD
There is disquiet in Sabon Gari Local Government area of Kaduna State, over the removal by President Bola Tinubu of Alhaji Kabiru Yusuf as the Managing Director(MD)of Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
The former MD, who also holds the traditional title of Sardaunan Sabon Gari has, according to a cross-section of community leaders, established reputation for funding post-primary and post-secondary education of young people from poor homes in the area. He is also said to have been instrumental to the employment of young graduates into the federal civil service.
Many of the community, opinion and religious leaders who spoke to Politics Today expressed worry over the decision of the President to have the Sardaunan Sabon Gari replaced, moreso at a moment the community was excited by his sacrifice of personal resources in giving back to the poor in his immediate constituency of Chikaji and the entire Sabon Gari Local Government area.
Some of the respondents shed tears, for fear of the opportunities they would gain access to, with Sardauna on the saddle, now missed due to the removal. Others said he was doing comparatively much better than many of the elected representatives of the community at all levels of governance.
Religious leaders of the community, cutting across Sunni and Tariqa sects, prayed for the monarch for his pro-masses support and assistance while urging President Tinubu to graciously consider him for another national assignment.
