Salihu Yakasai, the
Special Assistant to Governor Umar Ganduje on Media and Publicity, has narrated
how the crisis between the dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, and
Ganduje started.
He spoke during a
programme on Silverbird Television monitored by our correspondent.
According to
Yakasai, Sanusi’s crisis with the governor started three years ago.
He said the crisis
intensified when the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria publicly
criticised Ganduje at a public event in Kaduna.
He also accused the
former Emir of being confrontational with the government, adding that Sanusi
was not conscious of the fact that Kano is a conservative state.
Yakasai said, “Let
me start from the beginning which is over three years ago. That is the genesis
of all this crisis. That was when the dethroned Emir at an event in Kaduna
publicly criticised and ridiculed the governor on the issue of the proposed
light rail project.
“On that particular
project, the Emir has access to the governor, he has the ears of the governor
and could easily book an appointment with the governor on his reservation on
the project.
“Rather than do
that, he went to use the platform of a televised programme. Since that time,
the situation kept deteriorating.
“With the creation
of new emirates, one would have expected Emir Sanusi to move on with it since
the court has affirmed that it was legally done. Since then, the Emir hardly
attends any government function and it is mandatory for them to do so. He also
refused to send representatives.
“We had one that was
very important, which was the launching of free secondary education in Kano
State and integration of the Almajiri project, which was launched by the Vice
President (Yemi Osinbajo) at that time. That was a very important project for
the State that we had seven ambassadors, members of the international community
and ministers. The Emir was in Kano but did not attend that important event.
“So, you find it contradictory that when the
government is taking measures for things to get better and address the
challenges, Sanusi will not be there to support the government. All these
things put together and those we cannot say on record caused what happened.”
He argued that
Ganduje exercised caution in dealing with Sanusi.
The governor’s aide
accused Sanusi of supporting the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019
governorship election in the state.
He added, “Nobody
will be able to let this go on and fold his arms. The Governor tolerated the
dethroned Emir for the last four years.
“The governor only
issued one query to the Emir despite the long time that they spent together but
during the tenure of the Rabiu Kwankwanso, the state government issued four
queries to Sanusi within the short period that they spent together,” he added.
Asked whether the
removal of Sanusi on March 9, exactly a year the governorship election held in
the state was deliberate, Yakasi said, “Up till Tuesday morning, there was no
plan to dethrone the Emir. It was just inevitable. This is bound to happen as
long as Sanusi continues the way he does.”
He also clarified
that reconciliatory meetings between the governor and Sanusi failed.
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pls can you tell nigerians how gov events that the late emir Ado was attending also can you tell nigerians that a free citizen must support the ruling party in election , pls can you explain to nigerian that a seating religious and cultural leader has no right to say his mind to the public if at any time and any where he chose to do so , if what you have explain is the reason for the removement of the emir ,,then what will tell nigerians should be the condition of a public servant seen on video collecting bribe ,what did sharia law will do to the person
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