Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of
Kano state, says Muhammadu Sanusi, emir of Kano, is supposed to be reporting to
chairman of a local government.
Speaking with state house
correspondents on the sidelines of the ongoing Progressive Governors Forum
award ceremony at the presidential villa in Abuja, Ganduje said Sanusi was not
the target of the break up of the emirate.
He said he decided to create four
new emirates in the state in order to take Kano to the next level.
Some Nigerians had spoken against
the action of the governor perceived to be political.
Two days before he gave assent to
the bill to break up the emirate,we had reported that
Ganduje was plotting to depose or whittle down Sanusi’s influence.
A government official had revealed that the governor was targeting the emir, who reportedly did not
support his reelection bid.
But Ganduje told reporters that
the interest of the society prompted the action.
“We are taking Kano to the next
level and we need the active participation of the traditional system,
especially in the areas of education, security, agriculture,” he said.
“By decentralising the emirate,
we followed history. Years back, the situation was not that.
“So if something developed 800
years ago, things are also developing now and there will be another 800 years.
So look at the history.
“So, it is not vendetta, I am not
against him (Sanusi). In fact, he is supposed to be reporting to the local
government chairman according to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria.
“It is the local government
chairman that is supposed to discuss issues with him, not the governor.”
The Kano State Public Complaints
and Anti-Corruption Commission is currently probing the emirate under Sanusi
which can lead to his deposition.
The commission had alleged the
misappropriation of N6 billion by the Kano emirate council “without the
approval of the state government”. The probe, which was halted in 2017, has now
been revived.
Isa Bayero, a former official of
the Kano emirate council, appeared before the commission on Thursday over
payment of vouchers from 2013 to 2017.
He was asked to report back on
Friday with some documents.
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