The Arewa Consultative Youth Forum, ACYF, has reacted to the
dethronement of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II.
The Kano State Government
under Dr. Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, on Monday, announced the immediate removal of
Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi ii as the Emir of Kano.
The Alhaji Shettima Yerima-led ACYF said although they were
not in support or happy about the removal of an Emir, it was wrong for a
traditional ruler to be involved in partisan politics, disrespect the higher
authority or mismanage the emirate as Sanusi is accused.
Recall that the State Secretary to the Government Usman
Alhaji announced the removal of Sanusi by Umar Ganduje
Usman Alhaji said the Emir was removed for his total
disrespect to the lawful instructions from the government and the lawful
authorities.
But Alhaji Shettima Yerima, the Arewa youth leader, in a
chat with DAILY POST on Monday in reaction to the development, warned that this
will serve as a deterrent to other traditional rulers.
He said, “The traditional institution should not be run by
those who are in politics. The politicians should be allowed to do their jobs
while the traditional institutions provide neutral fatherly advice and not to
get themselves involved in politics. That was the allegation against him that
laws surrounding institutions were not fully complied with. We do not support
the dethronement of an Emir but it would serve as a deterrent to others.
“The feud between [Sanusi and Ganduje] has been there and
the government will never allow the traditional institution to undermine their
authority and the traditional institution must respect the law. By law, the
state government remains superior. the government raised a lot of issues. The
issue of mismanagement of the Emirate is one of the allegations that they made
mention of. The accused the traditional ruler of being partisan. These are the
stories that are before the public.
“We are not happy with the situation because an institution
such as the Kano Emirate that has been there for thousands of years should be
respected. We hope this does not happen again in the future and it should serve
as a deterrent for others in the traditional system.
“The traditional institution should not be a place for them
to play their dirty games. The traditional ruler should be there to play a
fatherly role to everybody by not taking a side or being partisan so that the
system will be more respected.
“With what has happened, it is not just about the individual
but about the institution. The Governor will not stay forever. He’ll go and
someone will succeed him but the throne is the problem that all of us must
protect and see that it is respected.”
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