The dethronement of Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, 14th Emir of Kano, is to be reviewed by the incoming government of Alhaji Abba Kabiru Yusuf.
Former governor of the state Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, who disclosed this, said the division of Kano Emirate into five would also be looked into.
Outgoing Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, dethroned Sanusi on March 9, 2020, and also banished him to Loko, a remote community in Nasarawa State, while the finances of the emirate under him were probed.
Ganduje had also split the emirate into five and appointed emirs who were at par.
Kwankwaso who was speaking via viral video, said “We have campaigned and as you know we are popular in Nigeria especially in Kano state, we are now back and God willing we will continue with the good works our administration left. This incoming governor and his team will take them up.”
“As elders, we will continue to advise them to do the right thing. We tried not intervene in the issue of bringing or removing any Emir, but now, an opportunity has come.
“Those who were given this opportunity will sit down and see to the issues. They will look at what they are expected to do. Beside the Emir, even the emirate has been divided into five places. All these need to be studied. Usually a leader inherits good, bad and issues that are hard to reconcile.”
He further prayed for God’s intervention to allow the incoming governor to be able to handle things easily.
Gaduje has since replied Kwankwaso, saying Sanusi’s dethronement saved the the emirate from abuse.
The governor who spoke at the presentation of a book on former President Goodluck Jonathan, authored by a journalist, Mr. Bonaventure Melah, explained that the former Emir was not the best man for the throne, and said Sanusi who was removed as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria by Jonathan was that the was appointed to spite former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Jonathan had in April 2014 removed Sanusi as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over claims by the ex-CBN governor that $49 billion was stolen by some persons under the Jonathan administration.
“Jonathan took a bold step in [removing] Sanusi as CBN governor, which created bad blood in certain circles. When Sanusi said $49 billion was lost in Jonathan’s government, I said in my mind that no, you could have discussed with him (Jonathan) privately.”
