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Gov Yari tags Emir Sanusi a hypocrite pretending to fight for the poor

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Gov Yari tags Emir Sanusi a hypocrite pretending to fight for the poor

Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari has suggested that the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi is a hypocrite who does not practice what he preaches.

The governor called on the emir to either “practice what he preaches or forever keep his peace.”

He argued that Sanusi lives a life of flamboyance in the midst of so much poverty he condemns, yet castigated the political leadership.

He wondered how Sanusi who continues to blame northern elites for the poverty, diseases, illiteracy among others in the region would be enjoying a life of luxury while his subjects languish in the face of abject poverty and diseases.

He said “because in a situation where epidemics are taking our children, maternal mortality, uneducated youth, social vices and incompetent leaders are the national scourge, to borrow the words of the emir, and all he wants to do is ride a Rolls Royce in the face of palpable poverty, he shouldn’t engage in throwing accusations at others.”

Yari stated this in a statement signed by Ibrahim Dosara, his special adviser on public enlightenment and communication.

The governor’s attack is a continuation of banters that have erupted between him and Emir Sanusi following his comment that Type C meningitis which has killed hundreds of people in Zamfara and some other northern states was punishment from God as a result of fornication and other sins.

Part of the statement read, “For those who consider the emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II to be anything but a first class intellectual, a consummate banker and a bona fide member of Nigeria’s royalty, the last couple of weeks were a dizzying spectacle of mixed messages on integrity, royalty and wisdom.

“Within a perimeter of weeks, HRH Muhammadu Sanusi II, whose royal tentacles and social networks traverse the length and breadth of this country, lambasted the nation’s economic framework, the northern elite, sub-national leadership especially the governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar, and the traditional institution of marriage. All frontiers that we hold so dear.

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“With due respect to our highly revered traditional institutions and royal fathers, as a blue-blooded family member himself, Hon Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar holds the emir in very high esteem. He believes that the emir as a brother and co-occupant of elite positions in Nigeria, he could advise governors and those in positions of authority in several chains of communication that are richly available to him. But he preferred the public platform, for reasons best known to him.

“By a certain bizarre coincidence too, like a prophesy foretold, Sheikh Mahmood Jaafar had before he was assassinated named Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as one of those whose hypocrisy would bring an epidemic of monumental proportions to this country. The tapes are very much in circulation long after Sheikh Jaafar’s death.”

“He had argued in that sermon that ‘Sanusi Lamido is one of the enemies of Islam who would assume all traits of a good Muslim but deep inside them is a hatred of Islam, and the people far beyond human imagination.’ Could this be a prophecy foretold?

“Recently, our erudite emir has been mired in several controversies, which rather than enhance his profile and the integrity of royalty, have put him very much on the spot. And the emir has put up a spirited defense of all the allegations against him.

“Sacrifice is another attribute known to our royal fathers. But when an emir pledges to commit his hard earned resources for the face-lifting of the palace where he alone would reside and eventually transfers the burden to his impoverished subjects, there is a breach, or a problem.”

Yari conclude by saying, “Kano kingdom is an important kingdom amongst the kingdoms in Africa. It is also an important and strategic institution in the history of Nigeria. The occupants of the seat before HRH Muhammadu Sanusi II played a significant and dignified role in making Nigeria what it is today. They respected themselves. HRH should emulate his predecessors and not play to the gallery in a manner that ridicules his own heritage.”

 

 

 

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  1. JOHNSON PETER

    April 16, 2017 at 2:21 pm

    Gov. Yari, don’t mind the political emir whose eyes are not seeing clearly than anything in the political setting because left to him, emirship thing only serve as coverage for him then. He wishes to be a political appointee or full politician if he has the chance.

    • yanju omotodun

      April 16, 2017 at 3:04 pm

      The best thing is for Sanusi to remain mute forever when it comes to issues like this. As an emir, he does not need to exchange words with anybody.

      • seyi jelili

        April 16, 2017 at 6:45 pm

        Sanusi can never keep quiet. He is well read and highly positioned than all other emirs before him.

  2. Agbor Chris

    April 16, 2017 at 6:33 pm

    We all need to understand Sanusi worked for his money before he became the Emir of Kano. If he likes, he can flaunt all his wealth and go about with 1000 entourages, that doesn’t make him hypocrite

  3. Animashaun Ayodeji

    April 16, 2017 at 6:38 pm

    Whenever clergy or traditional rulers intervene in issues that are related to politics, they will loose their respects, abuse their annointings and drag their crowns into the mud. Sanusi is becoming more of a talkative lately, he needs to keep it slow and I mean it!

    • Anita Kingsley

      April 16, 2017 at 6:43 pm

      What is your own to “mean it”? Are you related to the emir or why are you so pained and angry about Sanusi? Bros, please shift one side

  4. seyi jelili

    April 16, 2017 at 6:47 pm

    Gov Yari should shut up too over this issue of what cause meningitis, he should focus on his administration to make the lives of his people good and fine. Sanusi should not be a distraction to him.

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