It is no longer news that the former CBN Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is the new Emir of Kano state succeeding the late Emir who died on Friday.
The recent news has revealed that a mass protest erupted yesterday after the decision of the kingmakers to crown SLS as the new Emir.
According to Punch reports There were reports of violence along the British Council area of the city which shares a fence with the Emir’s Palace and around the Lodge Road where the state Government House is located.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, some residents of the neighbouring streets trooped out to the palace area in opposition to the choice.
They set tyres on fire and mounted road blocks as they shouted, ‘‘Ba muso, ba muso’’, meaning, ‘‘we don’t want, we don’t want’’ in apparent reference to the choice of Sanusi.
However, security officials who were prepared for any eventuality quelled it before it got out of hand. CONTINUE....
WHY SANUSI WAS MADE EMIR INSTEAD OF ALHAJI SANUSI, ADO BAYERO THE SON OF THE LATE EMIR
The SSG however told journalists at a news conference, that Lamido, who is the grandson of the 11th Fulani Emir of Kano and Islamic Scholar, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, had been appointed to replace the late Emir.
He said, “I have the honour to announce that after careful study of the kingmakers selection and advise, we have chosen the former CBN governor and the Dan’Majen Kano, Lamido Sanusi as the new emir.”
Bichi was flanked by the four Kano kingmakers – the Sarkin Bai, Sarki Dawaki Mai’Tuta, and the Madakin Kano.
The SSG explained that the former CBN governor was chosen after due consultations with stakeholders.
Apart from Bayero and Abass Sanusi, the other contender was Aminu Bayero.
The former CBN governor, prepared long for the job. Those knowledgeable about his lifelong desire to ascend the throne confided in one of our correspondents that he used his time as CBN governor to endear himself to the people.
A source in the Kano Emirate said, “If you can recall, he donated N100m to the state after the Boko Haram attack which killed many people.He did so many things underground to help his people.
“The way he was removed from office also contributed because some saw him as incorruptible and his removal unjust.
“He was also able to reconcile the differences he had with Governor Kwakwanso after which both of them found a common ‘enemy’ (I use this word with every sense of responsibility) in President Goodluck Jonathan.
“None of the late Emir’s sons can match the ex-CBN governor in terms of resources, local and international connection which the appointing authority believes can be put to good use for the people of Kano.
“There is also this interesting political angle to the whole thing. Whosoever intends to contest for the position of President in 2015 will have to pay the tradition al homage to the royal father. It will be interesting to see how Jonathan will handle this if he is to contest.”
A night before, a high-powered team of the All Progressives Congress slept in Kano in a show of solidarity for Sanusi. The team comprised of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Bukola Saraki, Nuhu Ribadu, Rotimi Amaechi, Aliyu Wamakko, among others.
Sanusi is the son of Muhammad Sanusi, a technocrat and a career diplomat, who served as the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His father was also Nigeria’s Ambassador to Canada, Belgium and China.
Yesterday, news media reported earlier in the day that the son of the late Emir Alhaji Sanusi, Ado Bayero was the chosen one in the space of two to three hours there was a turn of event as SLS was named by King makers.
The SSG however told journalists at a news conference, that Lamido, who is the grandson of the 11th Fulani Emir of Kano and Islamic Scholar, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, had been appointed to replace the late Emir.
He said, “I have the honour to announce that after careful study of the kingmakers selection and advise, we have chosen the former CBN governor and the Dan’Majen Kano, Lamido Sanusi as the new emir.”
Bichi was flanked by the four Kano kingmakers – the Sarkin Bai, Sarki Dawaki Mai’Tuta, and the Madakin Kano.
The SSG explained that the former CBN governor was chosen after due consultations with stakeholders.
Apart from Bayero and Abass Sanusi, the other contender was Aminu Bayero.
The former CBN governor, prepared long for the job. Those knowledgeable about his lifelong desire to ascend the throne confided in one of our correspondents that he used his time as CBN governor to endear himself to the people.
A source in the Kano Emirate said, “If you can recall, he donated N100m to the state after the Boko Haram attack which killed many people.He did so many things underground to help his people.
“The way he was removed from office also contributed because some saw him as incorruptible and his removal unjust.
“He was also able to reconcile the differences he had with Governor Kwakwanso after which both of them found a common ‘enemy’ (I use this word with every sense of responsibility) in President Goodluck Jonathan.
“None of the late Emir’s sons can match the ex-CBN governor in terms of resources, local and international connection which the appointing authority believes can be put to good use for the people of Kano.
“There is also this interesting political angle to the whole thing. Whosoever intends to contest for the position of President in 2015 will have to pay the tradition al homage to the royal father. It will be interesting to see how Jonathan will handle this if he is to contest.”
A night before, a high-powered team of the All Progressives Congress slept in Kano in a show of solidarity for Sanusi. The team comprised of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Bukola Saraki, Nuhu Ribadu, Rotimi Amaechi, Aliyu Wamakko, among others.
Sanusi is the son of Muhammad Sanusi, a technocrat and a career diplomat, who served as the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His father was also Nigeria’s Ambassador to Canada, Belgium and China.
Yesterday, news media reported earlier in the day that the son of the late Emir Alhaji Sanusi, Ado Bayero was the chosen one in the space of two to three hours there was a turn of event as SLS was named by King makers.
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