A former governor of Kano, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has recently reacted to claims that he queried Muhammad Sanusi thrice while he was in office - Kwankwaso debunked the reports as false and unfounded - Kwankwaso added that the only sin the former monarch committed against Governor Abdullahi Ganduje was his comment that whoever wins the 2019 governorship poll deserves the mandate Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano, has denied querying dethroned Muhammad Sanusi II, while he was in office. Kwankwaso who also debunked rumours that he was instrumental to the age-long misunderstanding between Governor Abdullahi and Sanusi, revealed what brought about the rift between the former monarch and the state governor, The Nation reports. The former governor said that it all started when Sanusi said that whoever wins the 2019 gubernatorial election should be given the mandate.
Sanusi was removed on orders of President Buhari - Kwankwaso alleges Kwankwaso insisted that the dethronement of Sanusi was improper, claiming that it was "an act of impunity which is also beyond the powers of the state governor alone." He said that the move of the governor against the monarch was a sad thing to all well-meaning Nigerians given that Sanusi is a global figure who also served the country in the capacity of the head of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The Kano government on Tuesday, March 10, said Sanusi was queried three times by the administration of Kwankwaso for disrespecting tradition. Legit.ng gathered that this was apart from being at loggerhead with Governor Abdullahi Ganduje in the past three years. The spokesman to the state governor, Salihu Yakasai, spoke on a private radio station Rave FM in Osogbo, the capital of Osun state. Kano emirate: Ganduje’s aide reveals how Sanusi caused his dethronement He said: “No matter how highly-placed the emir is, constitutionally, he is at the mercy of the governor. If you remove sentiment and emotion from the issue, you will know that emir is an appointee of the governor. "There are certain expectations from the Emir and part of it is to respect the constituted authority and he has a limit to which he has been crossing for three years." He said Sanusi was not sacked for an allegation of corruption but on the grounds of disobeying the law. He said: “The position of emir comes with its own restrictions which Sanusi didn’t take cognizance of. Sanusi did not grow up in Kano state. He does not understand the traditional institution that he was occupying.
Sanusi was removed on orders of President Buhari - Kwankwaso alleges Kwankwaso insisted that the dethronement of Sanusi was improper, claiming that it was "an act of impunity which is also beyond the powers of the state governor alone." He said that the move of the governor against the monarch was a sad thing to all well-meaning Nigerians given that Sanusi is a global figure who also served the country in the capacity of the head of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The Kano government on Tuesday, March 10, said Sanusi was queried three times by the administration of Kwankwaso for disrespecting tradition. Legit.ng gathered that this was apart from being at loggerhead with Governor Abdullahi Ganduje in the past three years. The spokesman to the state governor, Salihu Yakasai, spoke on a private radio station Rave FM in Osogbo, the capital of Osun state. Kano emirate: Ganduje’s aide reveals how Sanusi caused his dethronement He said: “No matter how highly-placed the emir is, constitutionally, he is at the mercy of the governor. If you remove sentiment and emotion from the issue, you will know that emir is an appointee of the governor. "There are certain expectations from the Emir and part of it is to respect the constituted authority and he has a limit to which he has been crossing for three years." He said Sanusi was not sacked for an allegation of corruption but on the grounds of disobeying the law. He said: “The position of emir comes with its own restrictions which Sanusi didn’t take cognizance of. Sanusi did not grow up in Kano state. He does not understand the traditional institution that he was occupying.
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