Ganduje sought my consent before transferring Sanusi to Nasarawa —Gov Sule

The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule has revealed that the Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje pre-informed him before transferring deposed Emir of Kano, Mohmmaed Sanusi Lamido II, to his domain.

Governor Sule revealed this on Sunday at a media session with select journalist in Lagos, when asked how he learned of the banishment of the deposed Emir to Nasarawa and whether the state was consulted.

He said; “Immediately he was dethroned, the governor of Kano called me and said, we have just dethroned the Emir and we are thinking about relocating him to Nasarawa; if you will accept him. I said I will be more than happy to accept him.

“The message was all over the social media that Emir Sanusi II was dethroned. I did not check because I was busy, but when the Kano Governor called, my aid brought the phone to me in a meeting. So as a senior governor and a second term governor, and someone I respect, I stepped aside to answer his call.

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“The whole world knows they were having problems, but I did not know it will lead to this. When he told me the emir has been dethroned, I never said a word about it; whether it is good or bad or why. How can I say I will not accept Sanusi Lamido II, never,” he said.

While referring to the history of their relationship with the deposed Emir, Gov. Sule added that: “This is a global citizen, highly respected person. When I was the Managing Director of Dangote group, he was the Group Managing Director of First Bank. We operated as colleagues at the corporate level. When I became the Deputy Group Managing Director of Dangote, he was the CBN Governor. By the time I became the Group Managing Director of Dangote, he had become an Emir. So at all levels, we have cooperated.

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