Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has said that no part of Nigeria could live in isolation because the citizens needed one another to survive.
Ganduje said this at the inauguration of the Inter-Tribal Traditional Leaders Association of Nigeria, in Kano, on Friday.
The governor described the formation of the association as a great step forward in the journey towards uniting ethnic groups in Kano and the nation in general.
He revealed that the country was going through a trying period, in view of the security challenges facing the nation, but that citizens needed to renew their faith in Nigeria and love one another to achieve peace.
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In his acceptance speech, the National Chairman of the Association, Mr Boniface Ibekwe, stated that Kano was the most integral part of unity in Nigeria as it harboured many ethnic groups without discrimination or harassment.
He said that Kano was also a true example of unity because its citizens were found across many parts of the country, especially in the South East were most of the Sarkin-Hausawa were of Kano origin and had married indigenous Igbo women there.
He expressed appreciation to Ganduje for sponsoring the inauguration ceremony and for carrying along non-indigenes in the state.
