Constitution does not recognise recent Kano GAF – AFAN

Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono

The Nigerian farmers have alleged the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono as the one causing trouble in the association, saying the recently held General Assembly of Farmer (GAF) at Kano was not recognised in the constitution of All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (AFAN).

This was contained in a press statement signed by the Assistant National Publicity Secretary of the Association, Mallam Salisu Mukhtar, and made available to journalists recently.

The statement stated that ‘’ the wrangling in AFAN is being fuelled by the Honourable Minister of Agriculture (HMA), Alhaji Mohammed Nanono, adding that the recent gathering of some ill-informed farmers in Kano did not conform to the provision of AFAN constitution as regards convening of the General Assembly of Farmers (GAF) with article 8 stating that GAF shall be convened annually to ascertain the performance of the association with the presence of the Board of Trustees and all members of the national executives.

The statement advised members of the public to be wary of transacting any business with any group that is not under the leadership of Architect Kabiru in AFAN saying ‘’ Anyone who transacts AFAN business with Faruk Rabi’u Mudi and his group is doing so at his peril because they are lawless and their actions are persistently contemptuous to the suit they filed in the Federal High Court, Abuja’’

The press release described the meeting held in Kano between the 8th and 10th 0f April 2021 by the Mudi group as just to merely celebrate the new 18 years old bride of the HMA, Alhaji Nanono, adding that AFAN constitution did not make provision for the presence of HMA and the Deputy Governor of Kano state in any GAF meeting.

In another statement earlier sent out by the chairman of AFAN, Kano State, Alhaji Abdurrashid Magaji Gado has described the Kano GAF as a gathering of dysfunctional assembly of few lawless people that had the support of the Deputy Governor of the state, Dr Nasir Gawuna in collaboration with the Minister of Agriculture, Alhaji Nanono.

The statement called on the minister to leave AFAN alone as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), or risk a very efficacious demonstration for his ouster, stating that the Faruk faction should be aware that their action is a reflection of contempt of court as the hearing of the case comes up 4th of May, 2021 at the Federal High Court 9, Abuja.