Zainab, Pikin of Emir of Kano, Beg Governor for N150 Million
Di image show house keys placed on top of a table, symbolizing Zainab's plea for financial help to secure a home for her family in Lagos.
Zainab, di pikin of di late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, don enter one kain wahala wey she no fit solve on her own. E no be small thing say dis kain royal blood go dey beg for help like ordinary person wey no get any big name. Dis kain tori go shock you, but na wetin she talk true true. Zainab don go meet di Govnor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, dey beg for N150 million. Yes, you hear am right—N150 million! She talk say di money go help am settle their accommodation matter for Lagos and also solve other gbege wey dem dey face.
She yarn say, “I know say plenty people go shock when dem hear say di daughter of Emir dey for dis kain condition. But make una no forget say I born for inside polygamous family, and for dat kind house, wahala no dey finish. Na after my papa die, di whole problem start. E be like say everybody just waka their own way. Me, my mama, and my younger brother, we dey on our own. Nobody gree give us our share for my papa estate, so we just dey suffer since ten years now.”
Zainab talk say since her papa die, dem no fit get their own share from di estate, and na wetin put dem for dis wahala wey dem dey now. She talk say, “We don dey try survive on our own, find way to stand gidigba again, but di thing no easy at all. We dey move from one place to another like say we no get direction. We no even get house to stay, na from one hotel to another we dey waka. We need di Govnor to help us buy house for Lagos or give us money make we fit get our own house.”
Zainab yan say dem believe say if dem fit relocate to Lagos, e go better for dem. According to her, Lagos go give dem more freedom and safety. But di money wey dey involved no be small one. She talk say, “Di way house price dey go up like say e get wings, we dey look say we go need at least N150 million to fit buy house for Lagos.”
Make we no forget say her papa, Alhaji Ado Bayero, wey be di late Emir of Kano, na big man for Kano. E rule from 1963 reach when he die. For Kano, he be like king for di people. But even with all dis respect wey he get, his pikin still dey for condition wey dem no fit manage on their own. Di man bin rule Kano for 50 years, and na di longest reign for Kano history. But as life go, after he die, things just scatter for di family. Even though di man bin die at 83 years, e still leave behind plenty legacy. But Zainab dey complain say she no see anything from di estate wey her papa leave behind. Na wetin land her for dis kind situation.
We go remember say di late Emir no dey small pikin for Nigeria matter. E no just be traditional ruler, but e get plenty respect because of di way e dey carry himself and e leadership style. Even di President yarn say di man use him throne to build peace and unity for di nation. E no dey mix himself for di dirty politics wey dey everywhere, but e still dey get plenty influence.
One of di biggest thing wey di late Emir dey do na di Durbar festival for Kano. If you never hear about Durbar before, na one big festival wey dey happen for both Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. For di festival, di Emir go ride horse around di city, and plenty people go follow am, all of dem go wear colourful traditional clothes. Dis festival don become big tourist attraction for Kano.
Even though di late Emir no dey involve himself for politics, e still get plenty power because of di respect wey people get for am. When Boko Haram wahala start for Nigeria, dem target di Emir because dem believe say he dey too close to di political elite. But di man no shake, e continue to dey lead him people well. But unfortunately, e driver and two of him guards die for one attack wey Boko Haram plan for am.
Now, after all dis, e good make you see how life fit turn around for anybody, even di one wey come from royal family. Zainab don find herself for position wey she no ever think say she go dey. She dey beg di Govnor of Kano make e help am with N150 million. E go shock you say di kind money wey she dey ask for na di same wey some people dey use build company, but for her, na to buy house for Lagos she need am.
As you dey read dis news in Nigerian pidgin tori, e dey very clear say life no get manual. Life get different levels, and sometimes, even royalty no fit help you avoid wahala. Di matter dey for di hand of di Govnor now, make we see wetin go happen next.
