Eid-Maulud celebration: Jigawa governor, deputy cheer youths amid ‘rejection’ chants

By Adeleye Kunle

The Sallar Gani, a popular Eid-Maulud festival celebrated annually by Muslims in Nigeria, turned into an opportunity for youths in Jigawa State to express their grievances to the state governor, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar.

In the video of the event at Gumel Local Government Council of Jigawa State on Saturday, which was obtained by Track News on Sunday, the governor and his deputy Umar Namadi were seen cheering the celebrants who were majorly youths.

As the duo drove past while cheering through the sunroof of the jeep conveying them, there were chants of ‘Bamayi’, ‘Bamayi’ which means ‘we don’t want you.’

Governor Badaru, who was elected in 2015 and 2019 on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is in his second tenure of office and will be completing his administration by May 29, 2023.

His deputy, Umar Namadi, is the Jigawa State APC governorship candidate in the 2023 election and is expected to take over from him if elected.

Sallar Gani is a popular celebration during the annual Eid-El-Maulud (Celebration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) in Gumel, where the people display an age-old blend of multiethnic cultures through Dubar and other cultural activities