Jonathan Nwokpor
Rabiu Kwankwaso, the 2023 presidential candidate for the Nigeria Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has provided an explanation for the reinstatement of Muhammad Sanusi as the Emir of Kano.
According to Kwankwaso, this was done by Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State in fulfilment of his campaign promises to the state’s citizens.
The former governor of Kano State stated that they have no regrets about the governor’s decision to reinstate Sanusi.
It should be noted that Yusuf did this after dethroning Aminu Ado Bayero and after the state House of Assembly repealed the 2019 Kano Emirate Law.
However, Kwankwaso, speaking on Arise News Prime Time, said: “It was a campaign issue. Don’t forget that Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was installed in 2014 by our government.
“My Deputy who became governor decided in his wisdom to divide Kano into five emirates. What many people don’t remember is that it was tried by the Rimi government during the Second Republic.
“It was our position, our belief that Kano should continue as one solid traditional institution. That was what we believed in.
“So, during our campaign, the governor went round to tell the people that if they voted for him, Kano would return to being one solid traditional institution, of course with support from the other emirates.
“That is why when he was sworn-in, he started a process of consultation.
“But for one year, the governor carried out due consultations and decided to follow due process through the State House of Assembly and Sanusi was reinstated. People voted for him for several reasons, including making Kano one strong emirate.”
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