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Kano gives more reasons for removing Sanusi, says Kwakwanso govt queried him 4 times
The Kano State Government on Tuesday said the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II was queried four times by the administration of former Governor Rabiu Kwakwanso for disrespecting tradition.
The Special Adviser to Governor Abdulahi Ganduje on Media, Salihu Yakasai, stated this while giving more reasons for the dethronment of the former Emir on a private radio station, Rave FM, Osogbo.
Yakasai 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.
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According to Yakasai, Sanusi was not sacked for 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 always goes to the gallery to talk about issues to get the applause. At the tail end of the administration of former governor of Kano, Rabiu Kwankwaso reintroduced ban of street begging and that time Sanusi was accommodating the Alimajiris in his palace, feeding them and on that particular issue, he was given four queries for disobeying him.”
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