Emir of Kano Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is to have his impounded travel passport and withheld salaries.
Besides, the Kano Central Prison is to be relocated for better security at the Emir’s palace. It is all as part of last Thursday’s reconciliation with President Goodluck Jonathan.
The Presidency is believed to have decided to have a “total reconciliation with the Emir”.
Although the Presidency is aware of the closeness of the Emir to the leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the olive branch is meant to ensure his “neutrality” during next year’s elections.
A government source said: “After the open meeting last Thursday, the President and the Emir met at the inner recess of the Presidential Villa for about five minutes.
“Some political leaders from Kano, who witnessed the session, were all excited that there is a new understanding between the President and the Emir.
“Prior to the meeting, there had been apprehensions on likely hostile crowd against the President in Kano during the 2015 campaign.
“With the rapprochement, the Emir’s travel passport and his withheld salaries and allowances will be paid. These are some of the gains of the meeting”.
“If the traveling documents are released, the Emir will be able to travel abroad for check up and to meet his international friends who are desirous of investing in the Emirate,” the source said.
The State Security Service (SSS) had in February seized Sanusi’s passports.
The SSS on May 14 prevented the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor from boarding a Turkish Airline flight to Saudi Arabia for the lesser Hajj (Umrah).
Prior to the seizure of the passports, Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court, Lagos had on April asked the Federal Government, the police and the SSS to release Alhaji Sanusi’s passport unlawfully seized from him in February.
The Kano Central Prison, which is over 80 years old, is to be removed to protect the ancient city and the Emir’s Palace against recurring attacks by insurgents and other security threats.
The late Emir of Kano, Alh. Ado Bayero, escaped assassination attempts towards the tail end of his reign.
It was gathered that security reports confirmed that the Emir’s Palace was usually under threats because of the nearby prison yard where some insurgents were being detained.
It was also learnt that the prison had become overcrowded.
The Kano Central Prison, which was built with 10 cells during the colonial days, has 1,254 inmates, 950 of who are awaiting trial with 800 in detention for capital crimes.
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ReplyDeleteSo finally GEJ has bowed to Sanusi because of 2015. Selfish Man, you have been fighting the Emir, castigating him, you made him a criminal because he was saying the truth, you called him Boko haram and now because of your desperation you want to use him to get Kano people. So now you guys are tired of holding his salary and his passport. But am telling you he will disappoint you. What goes around comes around.
ReplyDeleteSign of "Badluck" jonathan perfecting his winning strategies towards 2015. When two elephants fight it is the grasses that suffer. When these two men where quarrelling ordinary Nigerians were busy killing themselves for nothing now they have almost buried the hatchets. Food for thought for reasonable people
ReplyDeleteIs this Govt OK? A man accused of all sorts of vices now entitled to his seized salaries and passport returned without prosecution. This Govt is neck deep in corrupt practices. The other day Clark was blackmailing all interested in the presidential race to back down else he will reveal damaging evidence of their involvement in one malpractice or the other. Is this what ppl are calling a Govt? Jona should realize that this is not a family matter, its National matter. Na paddy paddy Govt we dey. Fela of blessed memory. We would have been hearing so revealing tunes by now.
ReplyDeleteAll their evil plan will failed
ReplyDeleteWhy does the presidency have to have so much power and be surrounded by weak institutions? This is why it is a do or die affair
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