Alex Omenye
The stage where the governor-elect of Kano State, Abba Kabir was getting inaugurated as Kano State Governor collapsed on Monday.
The incident took place immediately after he was sworn-in as governor.
The Governor, his Deputy and the acting Chief Judge were all on the stage when the incident happened at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, the venue of the inauguration.
The stage collapsed after some supporters of the governor climbed the rooftop of the stage.
However, the governor and his deputy were confirmed to be safe.
Abba Kabir, a member of the New Nigeria People’s Party becomes the first and the only NNPP governor in the North-West.
Kabir, takes over from Abdullahi Ganduje of the All Progressives Congress.
The collapse generated reactions on social media.
Here are some:
Benjamin Bolaji said, “😮💨😮💨😮💨😮💨 no peace for haters this week ✌🏽✌🏽✌🏽”
“How do they get this crowd in Kano?,” Mr Maritime asked.
Brown Eyes said “Crash landed before takeoff 😂🤣… thread carefully”
Real Mor added, “Now this will take over the headlines tomorrow. But why must people climb the podium? Who are those responsible in controlling the crowd? Very poor event management,”
Mal Anas Taminu said “Na bad luck be dat ooo. 🤣🤣🤣,”
“This is what happens When the crowd pulled up like it’s a campaign,” Alhaji Ibro